FBI Starsky 1974
| Tracking # |
1500792-000 |
| Submitted | July 12, 2021 |
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From: Robert Skvarla, Jr.
To Whom It May Concern:
You are receiving this correspondence as a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. subsection 552. I am requesting the following:
All records, documents, or communications relating to Dr. Morris Joseph Starsky (February 1, 1933 – January 20, 1989). Dr. Starsky was a professor of philosophy at Arizona State University (ASU) from 1964 until 1970, when he was fired by ASU for participating in a civil rights protest. Concurrent to this, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was surveilling Dr. Starsky as part of COINTELPRO. Dr. Starsky successfully petitioned the FBI to release documents related this surveillance campaign as part of a Freedom of Information Act request in 1974. I am requesting all documents previously released to Dr. Starsky at that time and any subsequent records, documents, or communications the FBI may have produced concerning Dr. Starsky. There is no expectation of a violation of Dr. Starsky's privacy as he previously made these documents public; additionally, Dr. Starsky passed away on January 20, 1989. A copy of his obituary from the January 22, 1989 edition of The Arizona Republic is attached.
I am a member of the news media, and I am asking you waive any fees associated with this request. I have previously written for Philly Voice and Atlas Obscura. Please take note of the Office of Management and Budget guidelines published March 27, 1987 (52 FR 10012) that include electronic publications and other nontraditional publishers as representatives of the news media.
This request is not being made for commercial purposes. All documents will be provided to the general public without charge.
In the event that there are fees, I am willing to pay up to $250. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
I look forward to your response within 20 working days, as the statute requires. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Sincerely,
Robert Skvarla, Jr.
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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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 July 12, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1500792-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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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 July 12, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1500792-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 July 12, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1500792-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Robert Skvarla, Jr.
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on Freedom of Information/Privacy Act request number 1500792-000, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2021. 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: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Robert Skvarla, Jr.
To Whom It May Concern:
I recently received a letter, attached, from Michael G. Seidel, Section Chief of the Record/Information Dissemination Section, Information Management Division, inquiring if I would like to continue with FOIPA request 1500792-000, for information on Morris Joseph Starsky. Please consider this communication confirmation of my intention to continue with this FOIPA request. No circumstances have changed on my end, and I am still very much interested in obtaining these records.
I would also like to take this opportunity to renew my request for a fee waiver. My bylines include Unicorn Riot, Covert Action Magazine, and the Geopolitical Economy Report and I am sending this request in coordination with Muckrock, an award-winning and nationally-recognized news organization. Please take note of the Office of Management and Budget guidelines published March 27, 1987 (52 FR 10012) that include electronic publications and other nontraditional publishers as representatives of the news media.
Thank you for your guidance through the FOIPA process.
Best,
Robert Skvarla, Jr.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning,
Thank you for the email confirmation concerning this request. We have noted that you are still interested in the potentially responsive documents at this time.
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Any future status inquires please go to foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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