John Berry, Associate Regional Director Emails
| Tracking # |
19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO 19-00127-FOPA |
| Submitted | July 3, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | July 1, 2021 |
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From: Taylor Amarel
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I would like to obtain copies of emails sent to, from, or copied to John Berry, Associate Regional Director, from January 1, 2015 to Present Day containing the non-case-sensitive key-string: "Amarel"
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,
Taylor Amarel
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Your request was successfully submitted and sent to the appropriate SEC division or office.
Back to form https://www.sec.gov/forms/request_public_docs
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
Attached is an interim response to request 19-00127-FOPA. For your reference, I am attaching a copy of your request. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Counsel to the Chief FOIA Officer
Office of Support Operations
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
From: Taylor Amarel
Thank you for the update.
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good afternoon, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in reference to your FOIA request that is in the Complex track (18-00004-FIFO).
Sincerely,
Jeff Ovall
FOIA Branch Chief
FOIA/Privacy Act Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Room 2738, Station Place 2
Washington, DC 20549
Phone (202) 551-6376
Ovallj@sec.gov<mailto:Ovallj@sec.gov>
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email below asking for a status on your FOIA.
Sincerely,
Jeff Ovall
FOIA Branch Chief
FOIA/Privacy Act Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Room 2738, Station Place 2
Washington, DC 20549
Phone (202) 551-6376
Ovallj@sec.gov<mailto:Ovallj@sec.gov>
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email below asking for a status on your FOIA.
Sincerely,
Jeff Ovall
FOIA Branch Chief
FOIA/Privacy Act Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Room 2738, Station Place 2
Washington, DC 20549
Phone (202) 551-6376
Ovallj@sec.gov<mailto:Ovallj@sec.gov>
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email inquiry.
Sincerely,
Jeff Ovall
FOIA Branch Chief
FOIA/Privacy Act Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Room 2738, Station Place 2
Washington, DC 20549
Phone (202) 551-6376
Ovallj@sec.gov<mailto:Ovallj@sec.gov>
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email inquiry.
Sincerely,
Jeff Ovall
FOIA Branch Chief
FOIA/Privacy Act Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Room 2738, Station Place 2
Washington, DC 20549
Phone (202) 551-6376
Ovallj@sec.gov<mailto:Ovallj@sec.gov>
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email inquiry.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning, Mr. Amarel. Please see the attached letter in response to your email inquiry.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good afternoon Mr. Amarel.
Please see the attached letter in response to your email inquiry.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good afternoon Mr. Amarel.,
There are currently 2 cases in the Complex track that are ahead of yours. With limited staff available to process these very voluminous requests we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which your request will be assigned to staff for processing. However, using our tentative estimate of "36 months or greater," our intent is that your request will reach the top of the Complex track and assigned for processing by April 2021.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning Mr. Amarel.,
There are currently 2 cases in the Complex track that are ahead of yours. With limited staff available to process these very voluminous requests we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which your request will be assigned to staff for processing. However, using our tentative estimate of "36 months or greater," our intent is that your request will reach the top of the Complex track and assigned for processing by April 2021.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning Mr. Amarel.,
There are currently 3 cases in the Complex track that are ahead of yours. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we placed a request that was in process, back into the queue. With limited staff available to process these very voluminous requests we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which your request will be assigned to staff for processing. However, using our tentative estimate of "36 months or greater," our intent is that your request will reach the top of the Complex track and assigned for processing by April 2021.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good afternoon Mr. Amarel,
The processing of your request has started. However, with limited staff available to process your voluminous request(s), we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which you can expect to receive a response.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good afternoon Mr. Amarel,
The processing of your request has started. However, with limited staff available to process your voluminous request(s), we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which you can expect to receive a response.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
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 3, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-00127-FOPA, 18-00004-FIFO.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Good morning Mr. Amarel,
The processing of your request has started. However, with limited staff available to process your voluminous request(s), we are unable to provide you with a definite date in which you can expect to receive a response.
Thank you for inquiring. Please feel free to inquire again at any time for updates.
Sincerely,
Aaron Taylor
Supervisory Research Specialist
Office of FOIA Services
US Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-2465
202-551-8318
From: Taylor Amarel
Dear Sirs/Madams,
Thank you for the update. I intend to continue with this request and other requests.
For the requests requiring payment, I kindly request additional time to make such payment/deposit.
Best,
Taylor Amarel
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
I received your email this morning asking for additional time to make payment. My fee letter of March 22, 2021 advised you that payment should be received by April 21, 2021.
Per your request, I have extended the time for you to make payment by an additional 30 calendar days. Please submit payment of $4,819 no later than May 21, 2021. Upon receipt of your payment we will begin processing the parts of your request subject to fees. In the alternative, you can call me to discuss modifying your request in order to lower the cost. If you do not pay the full amount by May 21, 2021 we will close your request. Further, if you modify your request and lower the cost, you must still make payment of any such lowered cost by May 21, 2021. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Attorney Adviser
Office of FOIA Services
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
From: Securities and Exchange Commission
Mr. Amarel,
In prior correspondence, I advised you that the costs associated with processing the following requests amounted to $4,819: 18-00383-FOIA, 18-00782-FOIA, 18-00165-FOPA, 18-00097-FOPA, 18-00168-FOPA, 18-00171-FOPA, 18-00174-FOPA, 18-00199-FOPA, 18-00200-FOPA, 18-00210-FOPA, 18-00220-FOPA, 18-00255-FOPA, 19-00033-FOPA, 19-00782-FOIA, 19-00783-FOIA, 19-00037-FOPA. Advance payment was requested no later than May 21, 2021. I also advised you that I was still determining the cost for processing the following requests: 18-00169-FOPA, 18-01127-FOIA, 18-01128-FOIA, 18-01139-FOIA, 18-01140-FOIA, 18-01708-FOIA, 18-01817-FOIA, 19-00081-FOPA, 19-00127-FOPA, 19-02665-FOIA, 18-01709-FOIA. I have been informed by the SEC's Office of Information Technology that the approximate cost to conduct the necessary searches for these requests is $2,684. The total estimated cost to process all of the above-referenced requests is $7,503.
Because you have failed to pay any of the costs associated with FOIA processing, I am closing all of these requests. As explained in my February 25, 2021 letter, no fees will be charged for the following, which are currently being processed: 17-00087-FOPA, 18-00278-FOIA, 18-00384-FOIA, 18-00318-FOIA. I anticipate issuing responses to these requests by July 1, 2021.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Yours,
Mark Siford
Attorney Adviser
Office of FOIA Services
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
(202) 551-7201
