Agency Settlements (Office of the Clerk and Recorder)
| Tracking # |
18-00536, 18-00003-OIG |
| Multi Request | Agency Settlements |
| Submitted | Nov. 6, 2017 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Absolutely any and all logs, reports, spreadsheets, databases, or other materials detailing all settlements or similar dispute resolutions to which this agency, or any division thereof, was a party, including, but not limited to, all conciliatory agreements related to complaints or court or legal proceedings against any representative of or office of this agency. Please include all available segregable data, including the entities involved, the date on which the initial complaint or court action was brought, the nature of the charge or complaint, the nature of the dispute resolution (i.e. in-court, out-of-court, in-agency mediation, third-party, etc.), any financial agreements associated with the settlement, and the date on which the case was closed.
Please provide all available materials from January 1, 2010 through October 31, 2017.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Office of the Clerk and Recorder
Good afternoon,
Denver's Office of the Clerk and Recorder has successfully received your request for:
* Absolutely any and all logs, reports, spreadsheets, databases, or other materials detailing all settlements or similar dispute resolutions to which this agency, or any division thereof, was a party, including, but not limited to, all conciliatory agreements related to complaints or court or legal proceedings against any representative of or office of this agency. Please include all available segregable data, including the entities involved, the date on which the initial complaint or court action was brought, the nature of the charge or complaint, the nature of the dispute resolution (i.e. in-court, out-of-court, in-agency mediation, third-party, etc.), any financial agreements associated with the settlement, and the date on which the case was closed.
* Please provide all available materials from January 1, 2010 through October 31, 2017.
Please note: This communication is solely intended to confirm the receival of your request. An additional 48-hours may be necessary to receive an official response to your Open Records request.
Thank you.
Office of the Clerk & Recorder-City Clerk | City and County of Denver
From: Office of the Clerk and Recorder
Good afternoon,
We have received your open records request. Below is our formal response to your request. The response completes and closes the case for this request. Please note, where we are not the custodian of records, we can only provide a recommendation as to the possible agency, who may be the custodian of record. As such, you may be required to submit a new request to obtain the record from that agency.
Records Request Response:
1. In response to your request regarding the following records, the Denver City Clerk is not the custodian of the following records.
* Logs, reports, spreadsheets, databases, or other materials detailing all settlements or similar dispute resolutions to which this agency or any division.
* Segregable data regarding in-court, out-of-court, in-agency mediation, third-party, etc.
1. In response to your request regarding the following records, the Denver City Clerk is not the custodian of the following records. However, we recommend that you contact the Denver County Courts<https://www.denvercountycourt.org/civil/> or U.S. District Court records<http://www.uscourts.gov/court-records>.
* Conciliatory agreements related to complaints or court or legal proceedings against any representative of or office of this agency.
1. In response to your request regarding financial settlements, the Denver City Clerk is not the custodian. However, such claims information may be available in city ordinances. Ordinances are available on the Clerk and Recorder's website (www.denverclerkandrecorder.org) under Record Search option. Attached is our search help sheet to provide assistance.
* Financial agreements associated with the settlement.
Thank you.
Office of the Clerk & Recorder-City Clerk | City and County of Denver
From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Absolutely any and all logs, reports, spreadsheets, databases, or other materials detailing all settlements or similar dispute resolutions to which this agency, or any division thereof, was a party, including, but not limited to, all conciliatory agreements related to complaints or court or legal proceedings against any representative of or office of this agency. Please include all available segregable data, including the entities involved, the date on which the initial complaint or court action was brought, the nature of the charge or complaint, the nature of the dispute resolution (i.e. in-court, out-of-court, in-agency mediation, third-party, etc.), any financial agreements associated with the settlement, and the date on which the case was closed.
Please provide all available materials from January 1, 2010 through October 31, 2017.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: City Attorney's Office of Denver
Good Morning.
We received your Colorado Open Records Act Request below. Your request is so broad and vague that we are unable to provide you with a cost estimate per Denver's Colorado Open Records Act policy found at https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/city-of-denver-home/cora.html because of the volume of disputes and legal proceedings our office deals with on a regular basis. If you narrow and specify your request, for example by identification of types of disputes and legal proceedings and Denver agencies involved with them, we will attempt to provide you with a cost estimate for related records.
In addition, please note that we accept CORA requests at CAO.CORAREQUEST@denvergov.org<mailto:CAO.CORAREQUEST@denvergov.org>.
Respectfully,
Shelley
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Shelley,
Would it be possible for you to give me a call tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss limiting this request?
Thanks so much for your time.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: City Attorney's Office of Denver
Hi Beryl,
Thank you for reaching out to me. I am going to find the appropriate person for you to speak to, as I am not that person. Someone from the CAO should be in touch with you shortly. Should you not hear from someone in a timely manner, please let me know. It is very important to our office that we respond expeditiously to any and all requests, to the best of our ability.
Shelley
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hi Shelly,
Thanks so much for letting me know. The office phone number is 617-299-1832. I'll send you another email if I do not hear from anyone this week regarding this request.
Thanks so much!
Beryl
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Lauren and Mitch,
Thanks so much for getting in touch today to clarify this request. As we discussed, I would be happy to limit this request to those constitutional and civil rights-related conflicts that were received by the Denver Police Department from the period January 1, 2015 through November 30, 2017. Please let me know if there are further questions I can answer or other help that I can provide. Thanks so much for your time.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: City Attorney's Office of Denver
Good Afternoon Beryl,
We estimate it would require 2 hours of research and retrieval time to produce a list of settlements and judgments paid by the City and County of Denver for constitutional and civil rights cases filed against the Denver Police Department from January 1, 2015 through the present. Pursuant to Denver's CORA policy found at https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/city-of-denver-home/cora.html<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/city-of-denver-home/cora.html&c=E,1,ZjeZqzZHpXrYf63Dv5fveYuqe6yfie2TT3pllROrbGNLZhbS4pUqzy72oiRO9mYiV1hdncegcI5hEObBpF8WSHfrGWdt0BkQEP_T0XzJdBbT&typo=1>, your cost would be $30. If you would like us to proceed, you can send a check made out to the "Manager of Finance" to Denver City Attorney's Office, 201 W Colfax, Denver CO 80202, Attn. Snezhanna Singleton
Respectfully,
Shelley Berry-Parker
720-865-8778
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $30.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Colorado Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #18-00536, 18-00003-OIG.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City Attorney's Office of Denver
Ms. Lipton,
We received your payment of $30 in response to our message below. We have attached (1) a list of all settlements and judgments paid by the City and County of Denver between January 1, 2015 and December 28, 2017 for civil rights claims filed against the Denver Police Department on or after January 1, 2015; and (2) a copy of all supporting resolutions and settlement agreements. Portions of some of the settlement agreements containing medical information have been redacted pursuant to C.R.S. 24-72-204(3)(a)(I). Please let us know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Jennifer Tucker
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Jennifer Tucker
Executive Assistant to City Attorney Kristin Bronson
City Attorney's Office | City and County of Denver
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