Cuty of Oakland v. BP Amicus Brief
| Tracking # |
2018-04806 |
| Submitted | May 14, 2018 |
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Communications
From: Staff 5
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All correspondences, meeting records, briefing documents, and notes sent, received, or maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice's Jeffrey H. Wood, Christine W. Ennis, Justin D. Heminger, and R. Justin Smith as they relate to the creation of the May 10, 2018 Amicus Brief filed in the City of Oakland v. BP, et. al (attached).
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Daniel Sherwood
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Received, Mr. Sherwood.
We will begin processing your request.
Charles Smiroldo
Department of Justice, ENRD
Law and Policy Section
P.O. Box 7415
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7415
T (202) 514-0424
F (202) 514-4231
charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov<mailto:charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov>
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From: Staff 5
Mr. Smiroldo,
Thank you for the acknowledgement. In the event that any further clarification or refinement is needed, I would be happy to discuss further. Also, my apologies for the typo in the subject line, it should read 'City of Oakland'.
Thank you again for your help.
Best,
Daniel Sherwood
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Dear Mr. Sherwood,
May I call you to briefly discuss your FOIA request? I could not find a phone number in the request.
Thank you,
Peter McVeigh
Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Law & Policy Section
(202) 514-4642
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From: Staff 5
Mr. McVeigh,
Thank you for your correspondence. I am happy to talk; my phone number is (248) 953-5327. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Daniel Sherwood
From: Staff 5
Mr. McVeigh,
Thank you for your time yesterday evening. Following up from that conversation, I will refine the request to ask for records, as they relate to the attached amicus brief, between the named U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") attorneys and (1) third parties outside of the government and (2) other federal agency communications. For clarity's sake, I am requesting the following:
Correspondences, meeting records, briefing documents, and notes, as they relate to the creation of the May 10, 2018 Amicus Brief filed in the City of Oakland v. BP, et. al, transferred between the DOJ's Jeffrey H. Wood, Christine W. Ennis, Justin D. Heminger, and R. Justin Smith and the following:
(1) Third parties outside the government (i.e. NGOs, Corporations, Lobbyists, Trade Groups, etc.);
(2) Federal employees within the Executive Branch (i.e. agencies (EPA, DOE, FERC etc.) and divisions (CEQ)).
Please let me know if this successfully narrowed the scope of the request. I appreciate the engagement and thank you again.
Very Best,
Daniel A. Sherwood, J.D.
(248) 953-5327
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Good Morning Mr. Sherwood:
Please see the attached.
Thank you.
Charles Smiroldo
Department of Justice, ENRD
Law and Policy Section
P.O. Box 7415
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7415
T (202) 514-0424
F (202) 514-4231
charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov<mailto:charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov>
From: Staff 5
Mr. Smiroldo:
Thank you for your correspondence. I would be happy to discuss further refining the request if the volume of responsive documents is too burdensome. Also, I would be happy to accept the documents on a rolling basis as you review and approve them.
Thank you again for your communication and I look forward to seeing the request move forward.
Best,
Daniel Sherwood
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Dear Mr. Sherwood,
We have completed our collection of documents from Ms. Ennis, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Heminger.
If you agree that we may stop our search there, that would save time. We could deem responsive any communications from or to Acting Assistant Attorney General Wood that we have already collected and that meet your criteria, but would not additionally collect documents directly from Mr. Wood.
Regards,
Peter McVeigh
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 514-4642
From: Staff 5
Mr. McVeigh,
That would be sufficient, thank you. The request can be closed based on the documents you have already collected from Ms. Ennis, Mr. Smith, Mr. Heminger, and the communications from and to Mr. Wood.
I appreciate your communicativeness and look forward to reviewing the documents you've collected.
Truly,
Daniel
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 14, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2018-04806.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Good Afternoon Mr. Sherwood,
Thank you for your patience. We continue to review the documents that we collected. After doing so, our proposed response will cycle through our management chain. We are hoping to have a response to you sometime in August. We are working diligently to complete your request.
Respectfully,
Charles Smiroldo
Department of Justice, ENRD
Law and Policy Section
P.O. Box 7415
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7415
T (202) 514-0424
F (202) 514-4231
charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov<mailto:charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 14, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2018-04806.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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Sherwood 42 for Release.zip
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Good Morning Mr. Sherwood - Our proposed response to your FOIA request is currently making its way through our management chain. We hope to have something for you in a few days. Since we will be mailing to you a CD via the U.S. Postal Service, I will email to you a copy of the response letter once it is signed so that you will know to subsequently expect delivery of the original response letter and CD through the mail.
Thank you.
Charles Smiroldo
Department of Justice, ENRD
Law and Policy Section
P.O. Box 7415
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7415
T (202) 514-0424
F (202) 514-4231
charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov<mailto:charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov>
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From: Staff 5
Mr. Smiroldo,
I appreciate the correspondence. I will look forward to the letter and the following mail delivery.
I hope all is well and your week is off to a good start.
Best,
Daniel
From: Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Good Afternoon Mr. Sherwood:
Please see the attached. As explained below, your CD has been mailed.
Thank you.
Charles Smiroldo
Department of Justice, ENRD
Law and Policy Section
P.O. Box 7415
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-7415
T (202) 514-0424
F (202) 514-4231
charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov<mailto:charles.smiroldo@usdoj.gov>
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