Petitioner alleged that the Wilmington Housing Authority failed to produce documents regarding repairs on your unit, handwritten and typed maintenance records, certain correspondence, and tenant file documents. The petition also alleged that the records were improperly produced in multiple installments over several months and that the Authority did not give a complete explanation in its response regarding what searches were conducted, which departments were searched for records, whether records were unavailable, whether any records are being withheld, and the legal basis for any withholding.
DECIDED: The Authority violated FOIA by failing to meet its burden to demonstrate an adequate search for responsive records. The remaining allegations are not violations of FOIA.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the City of Wilmington violated FOIA by failing to send a timely response to the petitioner’s request.
DECIDED: As the City did not respond to the request, the City was found in violation.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Town of Dewey Beach violated FOIA by denying access to the email addresses of the Town’s committee members.
DECIDED: The Town did not violate FOIA by declining to disclose the committee members’ personal email addresses.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the City of Lewes improperly denied a request for two union grievances.
DECIDED: As the City did not demonstrate that these records were appropriately withheld, the City was found in violation.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Correction (“DOC”) did not timely respond to petitioner’s request for records related to certain events at a correctional institution.
DECIDED: Because the DOC did not demonstrate that it responded to the request, the DOC was found in violation.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Town of Frederica did not respond to the petitioner’s requests within the requisite timeframe.
DECIDED: Based on the Town’s sworn statements, it was determined that the Town did not violate FOIA in this regard.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that New Castle County improperly denied a request for records related to a police response to an incident.
DECIDED: Because the petitioner is a noncitizen of Delaware and the records are exempt pursuant to the investigatory files exemption, no violation of FOIA was found.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Capital School District improperly denied a request for a staffing contract.
DECIDED: Based on the District’s sworn representations, it was determined that the District did not violate FOIA in denying this request.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the City of Newark improperly denied a request for executive session minutes.
DECIDED: As the City did not meet its burden to demonstrate that FOIA permitted these records to be withheld from disclosure, the City was found in violation of FOIA.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security (“DSP”) improperly denied a request for various records related to the surrender of an electronic device during an investigation.
DECIDED: As the records are exempt pursuant to the investigatory files exemption, the DSP did not violate FOIA by denying access to the requested records.
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