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FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Copies of notices of proposed class action settlements received by the Office FOIA-2020-01487 06/18/2020 07/01/2020 of the Attorney General pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act since 2019. Full Grant Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01529 06/24/2020 07/01/2020 Records concerning the assassination of Malcom X. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01536 06/29/2020 07/01/2020 Investigatory records of the Special Counsel's Office. FOIA Emails to or from James McHenry with the term "status docket" since January FOIA-2020-01227 05/29/2020 07/06/2020 1, 2018. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial Correspondence between the Department of Justice and Rep. Dan Crenshaw FOIA-2020-01245 06/01/2020 07/06/2020 from January 1, 2019, to April 29, 2020. Full Grant

Correspondence between U.S. Attorney and Attorney General Eric Holder regarding sentencing guidelines, mandatory minimums, and DOJ-2017-006829 09/25/2017 07/06/2020 presidential pardons. No Records

Records of the Office of the Attorney General and Office of the Deputy Attorney General concerning reopening the federal case against Michael FOIA-2020-01201 05/20/2020 07/07/2020 Flynn since January 2020. No Records Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01558 07/02/2020 07/07/2020 Records concerning the Federal Bureau of Prisons. FOIA Records concerning a Department of Justice investigation into Johnson & Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01561 07/02/2020 07/07/2020 Johnson. FOIA

DOJ-2019-006708 08/28/2019 07/07/2020 Records concerning Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01579 07/07/2020 07/08/2020 Records concerning Schneiderman v. . FOIA

Copies of any written summary of the Department of Justice investigation into whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation altered the 302 reports DOJ-2020-000203 10/15/2019 07/08/2020 related to Michael Flynn. No Records

Communications between the Department and Osprey Global Solutions, DOJ-2020-000248 10/15/2019 07/08/2020 BiaGlobal Group, and Rosetta Research Consulting. No Records

1 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Records of the former Attorney General , former Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, and Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers from January 20, 2017, to February DOJ-2019-001880 01/31/2019 07/08/2020 28, 2018. No Records

DOJ-2019-006973 09/16/2019 07/08/2020 Records concerning DOJ-AP-2019-004788. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

DOJ-2019-006089 07/25/2019 07/08/2020 Records concerning various Freedom of Information Act requests. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Copies of emails between Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and DOJ-2019-000824 11/13/2018 07/08/2020 Sam Clovis. No Records

DOJ-2018-008467 09/19/2018 07/08/2020 Copies of prior Freedom of Information Act requests. Full Grant Records pertaining to the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance DOJ-2019-006278 08/06/2019 07/09/2020 Corporation. No Records

DOJ-2017-004724 06/15/2017 07/09/2020 Records concerning the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site. No Records Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreements from the Office of the Attorney FOIA-2020-00049 01/29/2020 07/10/2020 General dating from 2009 to 2016. No Records

Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreements from the Office of the Deputy FOIA-2020-00050 01/29/2020 07/10/2020 Attorney General dating from 2009 to 2016. No Records

FOIA-2020-01154 05/20/2019 07/10/2020 Records concerning Joseph DiGenova. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial Records concerning the Crime Conditions file of the Federal Bureau of FOIA-2020-01428 06/17/2020 07/10/2020 Investigation. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

DOJ-2019-000728 11/07/2018 07/10/2020 Records concerning Operation Janus. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

DOJ-2017-006629 09/15/2017 07/10/2020 Correspondence with Rep. Diane Black since January 1, 2017. All Records Referred to Another Component

FOIA-2020-01566 07/02/2020 07/13/2020 Policies regarding ex parte meetings during rulemaking. No Records

2 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request Emails between the Department of Justice and the Center for Medial DOJ-2018-000961 11/15/2017 07/13/2020 Progress. No Records

Records concerning the appointment of Acting Attorney General Dana Boente and the February 9, 2017 Executive Order entitled "Providing an DOJ-2017-002748 03/03/2017 07/13/2020 Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice." Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Emails to former Attorney General Loretta Lynch from either former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey or former Secretary of State DOJ-2017-004082 05/15/2017 07/13/2020 Hillary Clinton or any of her aides. All Records Referred to Another Component

Correspondence between the Department of Justice and the Office of DOJ-2017-005489 07/20/2017 07/13/2020 Government Ethics regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions. No Records Log of administrative appeals associated with the Federal Bureau of Prisons from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2018, and from January 1, 2020, FOIA-2020-01292 05/29/2020 07/14/2020 to May 19, 2020. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial Copies of any Memoranda of Understanding, Memoranda of Agreement, or other inter- or intra-agency agreement between the Department of Justice and any federal, state, local, or tribal entity concerning data or intelligence FOIA-2020-01372 06/10/2020 07/14/2020 sharing since May 26, 2020. No Records

FOIA-2020-01383 06/11/2020 07/14/2020 Records concerning III% United Patriots. No Records Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01576 07/06/2020 07/14/2020 Records concerning violations of the Twenty-Eight Hour Law. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01585 07/09/2020 07/14/2020 Records concerning the investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson. FOIA FOIA-2020-01544 06/30/2020 07/15/2020 Copy of a prior Freedom of Information Act request. No Records

Records concerning a grant submitted by the Montgomery County Police Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01591 07/10/2020 07/15/2020 Department. FOIA Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning the Top Echelon Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01617 07/13/2020 07/15/2020 Program. FOIA Communications between the Trump family, campaign, or transition team DOJ-2017-001520 01/05/2017 07/15/2020 with the Department's executive leadership. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

3 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request

Records of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General regarding FOIA-2020-00097 02/03/2020 07/16/2020 of the Communications Decency Act. No Records

FOIA-2020-01192 05/18/2020 07/17/2020 Records concerning A-2020-00722, A-2020-00691, and A-2020-00694. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Correspondence between the Special Counsel's Office and the media DOJ-2019-005213 06/10/2019 07/17/2020 concerning Peter Strzok from October 1, 2017, to December 3, 2017. Full Grant

FOIA-2020-01052 05/08/2020 07/20/2020 Records regarding A-2020-00480. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Listing of all guides, manuals, and training materials related to the Freedom of Information Act since 2000 and the 2018 version of the training slides associated with Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access FOIA-2020-01193 05/18/2020 07/20/2020 Professionals. Full Grant

Documents with the terms "Boogaloo," "Oath Keepers," or "Three FOIA-2020-01382 06/11/2020 07/20/2020 Percenters." Full Grant Copy of the report issued by Rep. Elijah Cummings concerning Operation Fast FOIA-2020-01438 06/15/2020 07/20/2020 and Furious. No Records Correspondence between the Department and Rep. Jim Costa regarding a FOIA-2020-01625 07/15/2020 07/20/2020 specific matter. All Records Referred to Another Component

FOIA-2020-01639 07/17/2020 07/20/2020 Records concerning Dallas Smythe. Full Grant DOJ-2020-000216 10/15/2019 07/20/2020 Notice of proposed settlement served in Cunningham v. BOP . Full Grant

FOIA-2020-01065 05/08/2020 07/21/2020 Records regarding A-2020-00256. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Copies of records provided to plaintiff subsequent to Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FOIA-2020-01460 06/19/2020 07/21/2020 U.S. Department of Justice , Case No. 1:18-cv-02563 (D.D.C.). No Records

FOIA-2020-01489 06/18/2020 07/21/2020 Listing of frequently requested records, policy statements, and views letters. Full Grant

FOIA-2020-01645 07/20/2020 07/21/2020 Records concerning live tissue training and combat casualty training. Full Denial

4 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request FOIA-2020-01032 05/07/2020 07/22/2020 Records concerning the use of Clearview AI technology. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

Copies of Rated Capacity Computation Forms for FCI Coleman Low, FCI FOIA-2020-01634 07/16/2020 07/22/2020 Beaufort Low, and FCI Miami Low. No Records

Policies and procedures regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and investigations DOJ-2019-007021 09/18/2019 07/22/2020 regarding it. No Records

Communications of the Office of the Attorney General and Office of the Deputy Attorney General with Tiversa and multiple other individuals and DOJ-2018-000269 10/17/2017 07/22/2020 entities. All Records Referred to Another Component

Records concerning the instruction of President Donald Trump for the DOJ-2017-002449 02/17/2017 07/22/2020 Department of Justice to pursue an investigation into leaked information. Full Denial

Records of the Office of Public Affairs regarding Joshua Eaton since April 27, DOJ-2017-005846 08/04/2017 07/22/2020 2017. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

FOIA-2020-01596 07/09/2020 07/23/2020 Records concerning the hiring of immigration judges. Full Grant

DOJ-2019-006604 08/21/2019 07/23/2020 Copy of material provided in response to Senator Conyers' letter from 1990. No Records

DOJ-2018-006058 06/13/2018 07/23/2020 Copies of records released in four prior Freedom of Information Act requests. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01657 07/22/2020 07/27/2020 Records regarding state prison systems. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01663 07/15/2020 07/27/2020 Records concerning a specific court case. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01664 07/15/2020 07/27/2020 Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01667 07/15/2020 07/27/2020 Records regarding a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01671 07/16/2020 07/27/2020 Records regarding case no. 1:14-CR-20017-KMW. FOIA

5 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in July 2020

Request Number Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01672 07/16/2020 07/27/2020 Records regarding case no. 1:14-CV-24612-KMW. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01693 07/13/2020 07/27/2020 Records concerning case no. 3:13-CR-00697-GPC. FOIA

Records of drugs, bulk currency, and weapons entering the United States via Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01710 07/23/2020 07/27/2020 the Southwest border since 2010. FOIA Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to FOIA-2020-01713 07/24/2020 07/27/2020 Appointment affidavit of Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane L. Marion. FOIA

Records concerning the veracity of media reports on communications between advisors for President Donald Trump and Russian intelligence DOJ-2017-002437 02/21/2017 07/27/2020 officers from February 14, 2017, to February 20, 2017. No Records

Records sufficient to show Department of Justice expenses and resources allocated to the investigation of U.S. Attorney John Durham into matters FOIA-2020-01461 06/19/2020 07/28/2020 outside his ordinary remit as U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Full Denial List of staff manuals for the Offices of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, and FOIA-2020-01490 06/18/2020 07/28/2020 Information Policy. No Records

Correspondence between the Department of Justice and Rep. Todd Rokita DOJ-2018-000552 11/01/2017 07/28/2020 since 2000. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

FOIA-2020-00650 11/09/2019 07/31/2020 Records concerning DOJ-AP-2016-004225. Partial Grant/ Partial Denial

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