18-IB34 7/20/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Peter Kostyshyn re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Department of Insurance
Petitioner alleged he was inappropriately denied requested records regarding a Department of Insurance employee. DECIDED: The requested records were appropriately withheld with the exception of the resume. FOIA requires under the specific facts of this case that DOI provide you with a properly redacted copy of the employee’s resume, and DOI is recommended to send it within ten (10) business days of the decision.
Read More18-IB33 7/17/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Charles Sanders re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Department of Justice
Petitioner contested the Department of Justice’s claim that policies and procedures governing exculpatory evidence are considered attorney work product and thus exempt from FOIA. DECIDED: The exemption for attorney work product was appropriately applied.
Read More18-IB32 7/5/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Charles Sanders re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Department of Justice
Petitioner alleged that the Department of Justice had withheld a document that he believed it must have. DECIDED: There was no FOIA violation because the document requested did not exist.
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