Agency Settlements (Seattle City Attorney)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Seattle City Attorney of Seattle, WA.
Tracking #

C019938-110617

Multi Request Agency Settlements
Status
Completed

Communications

From: Beryl Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Beryl Lipton, Welcome to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center (PRRC). Your request was received on November 06, 2017 and is appended below. (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) The reference number for this request is C019938-110617.  You will see this number in the title of any communications about this request. You will hear from a Public Disclosure Officer within five business days regarding the status of your request. Please visit the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center where you can manage your profile and access your request. Your login ID is: requests@muckrock.com (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) If a Public Disclosure Officer submitted your public disclosure request into the PRRC on your behalf, please login and complete your new user account by following these steps: Access the Public Records Request Center Select 'Forgot my Password' Enter your 'Login ID' (email address) A temporary password will be sent to you via email Login with the temporary password You will be asked to create a new password You may now visit the PRRC 'My Records Request Center' anytime! (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) Request C019938-110617:

From: Seattle City Attorney

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11/06/2017
Dear Mr. Lipton, This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request C019938-110617 received on November 06, 2017 regarding: Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that the City of Seattle has received your public disclosure request and needs additional time to respond. At this time, the City anticipates that it will be able to provide the requested records or a first installment of records on or about December 8, 2017.
Sincerely, Thomas Corley
Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle City Attorney's Office
To monitor the progress, update this request, make payments and download your responsive records please log into the
Public Records Request Center. (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center)

From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Beryl Lipton Thank you for your interest in the City of Seattle and for registering to use the Public Records Request Center (PRRC). The PRRC is designed to assist you in organizing and tracking the progress of your request(s), downloading records and even paying online.  You will still receive communications from the PRRC about your request here in your email account too. Your login ID is: requests@muckrock.com If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Customer Service Bureau at (206) 684-2489 (CITY) voice or (TTY) 7-1-1.
City of Seattle
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From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Beryl Lipton, Welcome to the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center (PRRC). Your request was received on November 06, 2017 and is appended below. (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) The reference number for this request is C019935-110617.  You will see this number in the title of any communications about this request. You will hear from a Public Disclosure Officer within five business days regarding the status of your request. Please visit the City of Seattle Public Records Request Center where you can manage your profile and access your request. Your login ID is: requests@muckrock.com (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) If a Public Disclosure Officer submitted your public disclosure request into the PRRC on your behalf, please login and complete your new user account by following these steps: Access the Public Records Request Center Select 'Forgot my Password' Enter your 'Login ID' (email address) A temporary password will be sent to you via email Login with the temporary password You will be asked to create a new password You may now visit the PRRC 'My Records Request Center' anytime! (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center) Request C019935-110617:

From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Mr. Lipton,
This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request C019938-110617 received on November 06, 2017 regarding:
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.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that the City of Seattle has received your public disclosure request and needs additional time to respond. At this time, the City anticipates that it will be able to provide the requested records or a first installment of records on or about December 8, 2017.

Sincerely,
Thomas Corley
Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle City Attorney's Office

From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Ms. Lipton,

The installment date is accurate and I will be following up with an invoice shortly. Thank you for following up.

Sincerely,

Tom Corley

From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Beryl Lipton,
Records in response to your public disclosure request
C019938-110617 received on November 06, 2017 are now available. The cost for the records is as follows:
Invoice Number: INV17-C019938-1
Total:
$1.25
To pay online, please follow these steps:
Please note that you will need to disable any pop-up blockers to make a payment using the system.
Once your payment has been approved, we will send you an email with instructions on how to download your records.
Note that City staff must manually upload records. Records will be available one to two business days after payment.
Please let your public disclosure officer (PDO) know if you are unable to pay online; your PDO will work with you on alternative ways to make your payment.
You have 30 days from today’s date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
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From: Seattle City Attorney

Dear Ms. Lipton,

Records in response to your public disclosure request C019938-110617 received on November 06, 2017 are now available. The cost for the records is as follows:

Invoice Number: INV17-C019938-1
Total: $1.25

To pay online, please follow these steps:
1. Log in to the Public Records Request Center<http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center>.
2. Locate your request in the 'My Records Request Center.'
3. Select ‘View My Requests.’
4. Select the 'View Invoices’ button.
5. Click on the Invoice ID number to open your invoice.
6. Click the ‘Pay Now’ button to be routed to the City's secure online payment service.
Please note that you will need to disable any pop-up blockers to make a payment using the system.

Once your payment has been approved, we will send you an email with instructions on how to download your records. Note that City staff must manually upload records. Records will be available one to two business days after payment.

Please let your public disclosure officer (PDO) know if you are unable to pay online; your PDO will work with you on alternative ways to make your payment.

You have 30 days from today’s date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.

Please add seattle@mycusthelp.net<mailto:seattle@mycusthelp.net> to your email contacts/address book to ensure delivery of the record center emails to your inbox.

From: Beryl Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $1.25 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.

From: Seattle City Attorney

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12/20/2017 Dear Ms. Lipton, Records are now available in response to your request C019938-110617 regarding the following: 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 records being made available to you at this time include the following: Settlements spreadsheet including available segregable data. To view or download your records, please:
If you believe you have received privileged or confidential records in error, please notify the City of Seattle immediately, through GovQA or by email. Privileged or confidential records provided or received in error should not be reviewed, used, disseminated, distributed, or copied, and should be destroyed immediately. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. The City has provided records responsive to your request. Your request is now closed.
Sincerely, Thomas Corley Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle City Attorney's Office
To monitor the progress, update this request, make payments and download your responsive records please log into the
Public Records Request Center. (http://www.seattle.gov/public-records/public-records-request-center)

From: Seattle City Attorney

12/20/2017
Dear Ms. Lipton,
Records are now available in response to your request C019938-110617 regarding the following:
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 records being made available to you at this time include the following: Settlements spreadsheet including available segregable data.
To view or download your records, please:
* Navigate to Public Records Request Center
* Select 'My Records Request Center'
* View your requests and select this request, C019938-110617
* Select the 'Details' button
* A link to your record(s) will be listed under the 'Attachments' section
* Please save your records as you may only download them from the system three times.
* If you do not download your records within 30 days from today, we may close your request.

* Alternatively you may download the attachment

If you believe you have received privileged or confidential records in error, please notify the City of Seattle immediately, through GovQA or by email. Privileged or confidential records provided or received in error should not be reviewed, used, disseminated, distributed, or copied, and should be destroyed immediately. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
The City has provided records responsive to your request. Your request is now closed.

Sincerely,
Thomas Corley
Public Disclosure Officer
Seattle City Attorney's Office

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Thomas Corley
Public Disclosure Officer

Seattle City Attorney's Office
Civil Division
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2050
Seattle, WA 98104-7097
thomas.corley@seattle.gov<mailto:thomas.corley@seattle.gov>

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From: Seattle City Attorney

RE: Public Disclosure Request Number - C019938-110617

Dear Beryl Lipton:

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