FOIA - #BlackLivesMatter - PD comms during protests (Illinois State Police)
| Multi Request | FOIA - #BlackLivesMatter - PD comms during protests |
| Submitted | June 12, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: J Ader
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All internal notes, memos, bulletins, alerts, and emails created and/or received from 5/27/2020 to 6/12/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms:
- #ICantBreathe
- Icantbreathe
- I Can't Breathe
- George Floyd
- #GeorgeFloyd
- Derek Chauvin
- #DerekChauvin
- #JusticeforFloyd
- Justice for Floyd
- #JusticeforGeorge
- #BlackLivesMatter
- #BLM
- Black Lives Matter
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,
J Ader
From: Illinois State Police
J Ader:
The Illinois State Police ("ISP") acknowledges receipt of your request for public records pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (See attached request).
I have attached a response to your FOIA request.
Thank you.
Rhiann M. Martynowski
Office Specialist, FOIA
Office of the Director
Illinois State Police
801 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000-S
Springfield, Illinois 62703
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
From: J Ader
Office Specialist Martynowski,
Thank you for your reply. I understand this request (FOIR #20-1514) has been deemed unduly burdensome, thus I would like to ammend my request to the following:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All I-CLEAR documents (bulletins, alerts, memos, etc), Field Reports, and/or Arrest Reports created and/or received from 5/27/2020 to 6/12/2020 containing/mentioning any of the following terms:
- #ICantBreathe
- Icantbreathe
- I Can't Breathe
- George Floyd
- #GeorgeFloyd
- Derek Chauvin
- #DerekChauvin
- #JusticeforFloyd
- Justice for Floyd
- #JusticeforGeorge
- #BlackLivesMatter
- #BLM
- Black Lives Matter
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.
Let me know if anything else is needed from my end.
J. Ader
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 12, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Illinois State Police
Due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Governor Pritzker declared a Disaster Proclamation and President Trump declared a National Emergency. In response to COVID-19, the Governor's Office has asked agencies to plan for temporary reduction in activities and workforce to core mission functions and essential operations, encouraging working remotely where possible. Therefore, responses to FOIA requests will be significantly delayed. We do not have a time frame when you might receive a response. We are sorry for the delay. Thank you for your continued patience.
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~WRD000
From: Illinois State Police
J Ader:
The Illinois State Police ("ISP") acknowledges receipt of your request for public records pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (See attached request).
I have attached a response to your FOIA request.
Thank you,
Rhiann M. Martynowski
Office Specialist, FOIA
Office of the Director
Illinois State Police
801 South Seventh Street, Suite 1000-S
Springfield, Illinois 62703
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
From: J Ader
Hello,
This is an appeal under the Freedom of Information Act.
On June 12th, 2020, I requested documents from the Illinois State Police under the Freedom of Information Act. My request was assigned the following identification number: 20-1514. On June 18th, 2020 I received a response that my request was unduly burdensome under section 3(g) of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/3(g), and was offered to narrow the scope of my original request, which I completed on the same day.
On August 5th,2020 I was met with a response that the agency completed "..a reasonable search for the requested records was conducted; however, the ISP found no responsive records with the provided search terms. Please be aware the ISP only maintains records that it creates or receives.".
I am appealing, in full the comprehensiveness and reasonableness of the search conducted by the Illinois State Police for the records originally requested.
Attached you will find my original request
Thank you for your consideration of this appeal.
- J. Ader
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