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Department of Justice: Office of Information Policy FOIA request logs, 2017 Brought to you by AltGov2 www.altgov2.org/FOIALand FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in January 2017 Request Number Office Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001957 OIP 01/30/2017 01/31/2017 Records concerning Volkswagen. agency A copy of of the Lands Docket Tracking System: Criminal Environmental All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001956 OIP 01/30/2017 01/30/2017 Actions. agency DOJ-2017-001948 OIP 01/30/2017 01/30/2017 Copy of body-worm camera footage. Not an agency record All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001919 OIP 01/27/2017 01/30/2017 Records concerning a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. agency DOJ-2017-001869 OIP 01/25/2017 01/27/2017 Records concerning former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. Partial grant/partial denial All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001857 OIP 01/25/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning Western Union settlements. agency DOJ-2017-001842 OIP 01/24/2017 01/27/2017 Records concerning the Rodney King Riots in 1992. Not an agency record Records concerning allegations of voting fraud during the 2016 Presidential All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001840 OIP 01/24/2017 01/26/2017 election. agency Copies of the tax returns for President Donald J. Trump for the years All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001837 OIP 01/24/2017 01/26/2017 between 2000 and 2016. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001816 OIP 01/24/2017 01/26/2017 An accounting of all uncashed checks and warrants. agency DOJ-2017-001832 OAG 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 Records concerning Colorado Amendment 64. Full grant Correspondence between the Office of the President and/or White House DOJ-2017-001779 OAG 01/22/2017 01/24/2017 Counsel to the Office of Legal Counsel that concern nepotism. Duplicate request All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001778 OLP 01/22/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning Volkswagen. agency DOJ-2017-001753 OIP 01/18/2017 01/26/2017 Copies of President Obama's inaugural addresses from 2009 and 2013. Full grant All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001724 OIP 01/18/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001705 OIP 01/17/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning U.S. v. Gurian . agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001704 OIP 01/17/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning U.S. v. Odebrecht S.A . agency DOJ-2017-001694 OAG 01/13/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Not an agency record 1 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in January 2017 Request Number Office Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001661 OIP 01/13/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning controlled substances. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001559 OIP 01/10/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning the Caldera Medical T - Sling. agency DOJ-2017-001569 OAG 01/10/2017 01/19/2017 Records concerning the News Media Review Committee. Request withdrawn Copies of DOJ-361, Certification of Identity, and Freedom of Information Act DOJ-2017-001732 OIP 01/09/2017 01/23/2017 contact information. Full grant DOJ-2017-001496 OIP 01/05/2017 01/12/2017 Documents released in response to request number FOIA-2011-00967. Full grant DOJ-2017-001495 OIP 01/05/2017 01/12/2017 Documents released in response to request number FOIA-2011-00965. Full grant DOJ-2017-001494 OIP 01/05/2017 01/12/2017 Documents released in response to request number FOIA-2011-00038. Full grant All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001498 OIP 01/05/2017 01/26/2017 Records concerning the FTCA Monograph Handbook. agency Copy of the Office of the Inspector General report entitled Review of the DOJ-2017-001506 OIP 01/05/2017 01/10/2017 Federal Bureau of Prison's Release Preparation Program. Full grant All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001458 OIP 01/04/2017 01/19/2017 Records concerning the Organization of Arab Students. agency DOJ-2017-001517 OIP 01/04/2017 01/12/2017 Copies of various Freedom of Information Act reports and policies. Full grant Other - Publicly Available DOJ-2017-001419 OIP 01/01/2017 01/26/2017 Copy of the Freedom of Information Act case log for fiscal year 2016. Information Records concerning the Government of Turkey's extradition requests for an All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001417 OIP 01/01/2017 01/05/2017 individual. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001485 OIP 12/27/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Mobius Industries. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001489 OIP 12/27/2016 01/26/2017 Records concerning an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. agency All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001387 OAG 12/26/2016 01/17/2017 Records concerning Brazilian companies Odebrecht and Braske. agency DOJ-2017-001375 OAG 12/23/2016 01/03/2017 Records concerning Fox Industries Inc. Request withdrawn Records concerning an executive at Deutsche Bank who committed suicide All records referred to another DOJ-2017-001364 OAG 12/22/2016 01/05/2017 in 2014. agency 2 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in January 2017 Request Number Office Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request Other - Directed Requester to DOJ-2017-001334 OIP 12/20/2016 01/04/2017 Records regarding the British Petroleum Claims Administrator. Another Entity Subject to the FOIA Correspondence between Patrick Rodenbush, Office of Public Affairs, and DOJ-2017-001309 PAO 12/19/2016 01/31/2017 four journalists. Partial grant/partial denial Other - Directed Requester to DOJ-2017-001261 OIP 12/16/2016 01/18/2017 Records concerning grants between the Department of Justice and AT&T. Another Entity Subject to the FOIA Freedom of Information Act reference material for the Department of the DOJ-2017-001236 OIP 12/15/2016 01/17/2017 Treasury. Other - Records Publically Available Copy of the memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates concerning the recent audit of the use of Residential Reentry Centers by the DOJ-2017-001237 ODAG 12/15/2016 01/04/2017 Federal Bureau of Prisons. Full grant DOJ-2017-001239 ODAG 12/15/2016 01/12/2017 Records concerning Residential Reentry Centers. Other - Records Publically Available DOJ-2017-001217 OLP 12/14/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge John Tharp, Jr. Duplicate request DOJ-2017-001215 OAG 12/14/2016 01/12/2017 Records concening former Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev. Full grant DOJ-2017-001216 OLP 12/14/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge Andrea R. Wood. Duplicate request Records reflecting communications between Senator Jefferson Sessions and any staff member or individual acting on his behalf and any official or employee of the Department of Justice mentioning or pertaining to DOJ-2017-001254 OLA 12/13/2016 01/04/2017 McWane Corporation and any of its subsidiaries or divisions. No records DOJ-2017-001179 OLP 12/12/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge Edmond E. Chang. Duplicate request DOJ-2017-001180 OLP 12/12/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge Jorge L. Alonso. Duplicate request Copy of the Geneva Convention, Americans With Disabilities Act, and the DOJ-2017-001189 OIP 12/09/2016 01/11/2017 Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Full grant Copy of Department of Justice memorandum entitled Memorandum on DOJ-2017-001145 ODAG 12/08/2016 01/06/2017 Department Policy on Early Disposition or "Fast Track" Program . Other - Records Publically Available Copy of the Department of Justice policy regarding the use of cell-site DOJ-2017-001141 ODAG 12/08/2016 01/10/2017 simulator technology. Other - Records Publically Available DOJ-2017-001147 OLP 12/08/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge Sharon Coleman. Duplicate request DOJ-2017-001146 OLP 12/08/2016 01/06/2017 Records concerning Judge Rebeca Pallmeyer. Duplicate request 3 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in January 2017 Request Number Office Submitted Date Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request Correspondence between U.S Attorney Arun Rao and Assistant Attorney DOJ-2017-001114 OLA 12/05/2016 01/19/2017 General for Legislative Affairs Peter Kadzik since January 1, 2016. No records DOJ-2017-001077 OAG 12/05/2016 01/11/2017 Records pertaining to a criminal case in Pennsylvania. Full grant Copy of the letter from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates regarding an DOJ-2017-001078 ODAG 12/05/2016 01/04/2017 audit of the residential reentry program. Other - Records Publically Available Copies of the Freedom of Information Act requests made to the Department of Justice between January 1, 2015, and December 1, 2016, which mention “Trump” or “Donald Trump,” as well as records provided in DOJ-2017-001056 OIP 12/02/2016 01/23/2017 response thereto. Partial grant/partial denial Copy of the Department of Justice report entitled U.S. Department of DOJ-2017-001036 OIP 12/01/2016 01/19/2017 Justice Reports and Recommendations on the Use of Restrictive Housing. Other - Records Publically Available DOJ-2017-000946 OAG 11/28/2016 01/27/2017 Records concerning the use of cell phones in halfway houses. No records DOJ-2017-000735 PAO 11/09/2016 01/19/2017 Records concerning Google Street View. Partial grant/partial denial Any email sent or received by Shirlithia Franklin, White House Liaison and Counselor to the Attorney General, that mentions Judge Kurt Engelhardt, U.S.
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