Maine FOAA request for Maine State Police Logs of Public Information Requests for 2018 thru 2019
| Submitted | Aug. 12, 2019 |
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Communications
From: Dwight Hines
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act, I hereby request the following records:
To review all logs, or files of a different name than logs, of information requests made to the Maine State Police pursuant to Maine FOAA and not pursuant to Maine FOAA for the year 2018 and for January 1, 2019 through August 1, 2019.
Dwight Hines
IndyMedia
P.O. Box 685
Livermore, Maine 04253
207-897-2032
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by 1 M.R.S.A. § 408(6). The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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,
Dwight Hines
From: Maine State Police
Dear Mr. Hines:
This email is sent to acknowledge our agency’s receipt of your FOAA request below.
Respectfully, C
Chris
CHRISTOPHER PARR | STAFF ATTORNEY
MAINE STATE POLICE
Maine State Police
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
(e) christopher.parr@maine.gov<mailto:christopher.parr@maine.gov>
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, may contain or constitute information that is confidential by law and/or protected by one or more recognized privileges. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT me WITH A REPLY E-MAIL at the earliest convenience. Thank you.
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From: Maine State Police
Dear Mr. Hines:
Good afternoon –
This email further responds to your recent FOAA request.
As you know, through your request, you requested access to the following Maine State Police records: “[A]ll logs, or files of a different name than logs, of information requests made to the Maine State Police pursuant to Maine FOAA and not pursuant to Maine FOAA for the year 2018 and for January 1, 2019 through August 1, 2019.”
At your convenience, would you please describe what type of record (or records) you mean by “information requests made to the Maine State Police … not pursuant to the Maine FOAA ….”?
Thank you in advance.
Respectfully, C
Chris
CHRISTOPHER PARR | STAFF ATTORNEY
MAINE STATE POLICE
Maine State Police
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
(e) christopher.parr@maine.gov<mailto:christopher.parr@maine.gov>
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, may contain or constitute information that is confidential by law and/or protected by one or more recognized privileges. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT me WITH A REPLY E-MAIL at the earliest convenience. Thank you.
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From: Maine State Police
Dear Mr. Hines:
Good afternoon –
I am sending this email to follow up on my email of 12 August 2019 (copied below) seeking clarification regarding the types of records to which you are seeking access through your most recent FOAA request.
We are continuing to process your request as best as we are able, pending receipt of the clarification for which we have asked. At this time I estimate that the request will be able to processed in at least part within the next 15 business days, and that no processing fee will be charged.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully, C
Chris
CHRISTOPHER PARR | STAFF ATTORNEY
MAINE STATE POLICE
Maine State Police
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
(e) christopher.parr@maine.gov<mailto:christopher.parr@maine.gov>
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, may contain or constitute information that is confidential by law and/or protected by one or more recognized privileges. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT me WITH A REPLY E-MAIL at the earliest convenience. Thank you.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maine Freedom of Access Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 12, 2019. 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: Maine State Police
Dear Mr. Hines:
Thank you for your email.
We are still processing your FOAA request.
Respectfully, C
Chris
CHRISTOPHER PARR
STAFF ATTORNEY
MAINE STATE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
(e) christopher.parr@maine.gov<mailto:christopher.parr@maine.gov>
Department of Public Safety
Maine State Police
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, may contain or constitute information that is confidential by law and/or protected by one or more recognized privileges. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT me WITH A REPLY E-MAIL at the earliest convenience. Thank you.
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From: Maine State Police
Dear Mr. Hines:
Attached please find the Maine State Police records responsive to your recent FOAA request.
No fee is being charged for the processing of this request.
Respectfully, C
Chris
CHRISTOPHER PARR
STAFF ATTORNEY
MAINE STATE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
(e) christopher.parr@maine.gov<mailto:christopher.parr@maine.gov>
Department of Public Safety
Maine State Police
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, may contain or constitute information that is confidential by law and/or protected by one or more recognized privileges. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS E-MAIL IN ERROR, PLEASE CONTACT me WITH A REPLY E-MAIL at the earliest convenience. Thank you.
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