18-IB37 8/14/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Herman Holloway, Jr. re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Wilmington Housing Authority
Petitioner alleged two FOIA violations against the Wilmington Housing Authority: that a vote to approve a topic discussed in executive session gave insufficient notice of the topic to the public and that it was not properly noticed in the agenda. DECIDED: First, it was incorrect to label the purpose of the executive session as “personnel” in the agenda. This Office determined that WHA committed a technical violation which required no remediation. Second, no FOIA violation was found for the allegation of insufficient notice with regard to the vote.
Read More18-IB36 8/10/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. John Flaherty re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Office of the Governor
Petitioner alleged that the Office of the Governor claimed executive privilege too broadly in redacting requested records. DECIDED: The Office of the Governor met the existing legal standard to justify its use of executive privilege. No FOIA violation was found.
Read More18-IB35 8/7/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Courtney French re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Wilmington Housing Partnership
Petitioner alleged they were improperly denied records of the Wilmington Housing Partnership, which were also in the City of Wilmington’s possession. WHP responded that it is not a public body subject to FOIA and that they had not been asked for records. Additionally, they argued that the records were not public records that the City of Wilmington could disclose. DECIDED: WHP is determined to be a public body. This office recommended that they respond to Petitioner’s request in the time required by FOIA.
Read More18-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.
Read More18-IB31 6/28/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Chris Dufresne re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Camden-Wyoming Fire Company
Petitioner alleged that Camden-Wyoming Fire Company failed to respond to his FOIA request. DECIDED: Camden-Wyoming Fire Company is not a public body and thus not subject to FOIA.
Read More18-IB30 6/7/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. John Flaherty re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Office of the Governor
Petitioner alleged that the Office of the Governor had violated FOIA due to the time taken to respond to a FOIA request for records. DECIDED: Petition is moot as documents have been provided and OGov provided written extensions on permitted bases.
Read More18-IB29 6/6/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Courtney French re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the City of Wilmington
Petitioner alleged the City of Wilmington had withheld documents responsive to their FOIA request. DECIDED: City provided an affidavit explaining why responsive records did not exist. No FOIA violation found.
Read More18-IB28 6/1/2018 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Warren Rosenkranz re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Arden Trust
Petitioner alleged that Arden Trust violated FOIA by denying request for documents. The Trust countered that they are not a public body and thus not subject to FOIA. DECIDED: The Arden Trust is not a public body.
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