OIP Closed FOIA

FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-02739 OLP 5/1/15 Oath of Office, Appointment Affidavits, Presidential Commission, Partial Grant/Partial Denial: (b)(6) Information the release of and Senate Confirmation document pertaining to Judge M. All requested documents RIP which would constitute a clearly Douglas Harpool of the United States District Court for the unwarranted invasion of the Western District of Missouri personal privacy of a third party

FOIA-2015-02797 OIP 5/1/15 Questions about Hillary Clinton Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (DOS) FOIA-2015-01856 ODAG 5/4/15 Communication between Office of White House Counsel and DOJ Referred records determined (OLC) concerning the Office of White House Counsel's review of to be not responsive to the agency records request after review by OIP

FOIA-2014-02538 ODAG 5/5/15 all email correspondence involving Deputy Attorney General No Records responsive to James Cole and US Airways agent Jim Millstein on October 19, request were located 2013 FOIA-2015-02389 OIP 5/5/15 FOIA e-learning training module and infographic Full Grant: All requested documents RIF

FOIA-2015-02848 OIP 5/5/15 information regarding a third party Provided requester with DOJ FOIA Reference Guide

FOIA-2015-02865 OLP 5/5/15 Report to the Attorney General on the Search and Seizure Full Grant: All requested Exclusionary Rule (1986) and Report to the Attorney General on documents RIF the Law of Pre-Trial Interrogation (1986)

FOIA-2015-02873 OAG 5/5/15 a recent DOJ report on the Ferguson Police Dep't; DOJ Partial Grant/Partial No memoranda mandating that state law enforcement agencies Records comply with certain anti-discrimination statutes and regulations, and clarifying whether DOJ is a bona fide “financial institution" under 18 USC 1344

1 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-02874 ODAG 5/5/15 a recent DOJ report on the Ferguson Police Dep't; DOJ Partial Grant/Partial No memoranda mandating that state law enforcement agencies Records comply with certain anti-discrimination statutes and regulations, and clarifying whether DOJ is a bona fide “financial institution" under 18 USC 1344

FOIA-2015-02875 OASG 5/5/15 a recent DOJ report on the Ferguson Police Dep't; DOJ Partial Grant/Partial No memoranda mandating that state law enforcement agencies Records comply with certain anti-discrimination statutes and regulations, and clarifying whether DOJ is a bona fide “financial institution" under 18 USC 1344

FOIA-2015-03020 ODAG 5/5/15 records pertaining to Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia and No Records responsive to the Pitman Robertson Act request were located FOIA-2015-03021 OASG 5/5/15 records pertaining to Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia and No Records responsive to the Pitman Robertson Act request were located FOIA-2015-02471 OLP 5/6/15 all correspondence from 2003-2015 between the International No Records responsive to Committee of the Red Cross and the Office of Legal Policy request were located

FOIA-2015-02866 OIP 5/6/15 prior appeal file regarding, "the Department of Justice/Criminal No Records responsive to Division/Witness-Security" request were located

FOIA-2015-02932 OIP 5/6/15 the disciplinary/personnel file of a third party to include grounds Provided requester with DOJ for his dismissal and/or related abuse/assault complaints FOIA Reference Guide; Provided other relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03114 OIP 5/6/15 seeking "an affidavit described in" the January 16, 2015 New York Referred requester and Times article request to more appropriate entity (DEA)

FOIA-2015-01526 OAG 5/7/15 a memorandum to United States Attorneys from former Deputy Full Grant: All requested Attorney General David Ogden on the authorization of certain documents RIF early disposition programs

2 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-02996 OIP 5/7/15 information on the military Air Force balloon that crashed in New Referred requester and/or Mexico, Rosslyn in 1947. request to more appropriate entity (U.S. Air Force)

FOIA-2015-03034 OIP 5/7/15 a copy of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Provided relevant file for number 420-2013-04433 information and assistance. EEOC was the agency most likely to maintain these records

FOIA-2015-03098 OAG 5/7/15 correspondence sent from a 3rd party to the Attorney General No Records responsive to pertaining to a the intent to file a law suit against the University of request were located Florida and/or their Board of Trustees

FOIA-2014-01497 OLA 5/8/15 various records concerning Attorney General submissions to No records responsive to Congressional committees pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1871(a)(4), request were located. (a)(5), (c)(1), and/or (c)(2). FOIA-2015-02249 OLA 5/8/15 records pertaining to communications between the Department No Records responsive to and Governor John Kasich since 1983 request were located FOIA-2015-02345 PAO 5/8/15 records pertaining to communications between the Department No Records responsive to and Governor John Kasich since 1983 request were located FOIA-2015-02815 OIP 5/8/15 information regarding a third party Provided requester with DOJ FOIA Reference Guide; Provided other relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03111 OIP 5/8/15 information regarding various employees at the Tampa Police Provided relevant department as well as video evidence. information and assistance

FOIA-2015-02846 OIP 5/11/15 all documents "in the possession or control of any attorney or Provided requester with agent under the direction or control of the Office of Information information on how to make Policy" a FOIA request, as specific records being sought could not be identified

FOIA-2015-02984 OIP 5/11/15 Assistance in filing a civil lawsuit Provided relevant information and assistance

3 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-03179 OAG 5/11/15 all communication between Department of Justice and the office No Records responsive to of the Milwaukee County Executive between January 1, 2002 and request were located December 31, 2010 FOIA-2015-03180 ODAG 5/11/15 all communication between Department of Justice and the office No Records responsive to of the Milwaukee County Executive between January 1, 2002 and request were located December 31, 2010. FOIA-2015-03181 OASG 5/11/15 all communication between Department of Justice and the office No Records responsive to of the Milwaukee County Executive between January 1, 2002 and request were located December 31, 2010. FOIA-2015-02357 OLP 5/12/15 records pertaining to communications between the Department No Records responsive to and Marco Rubio since 1998 request were located

FOIA-2015-02358 PAO 5/12/15 records pertaining to communications between the Department No Records responsive to and Marco Rubio since 1998 request were located

FOIA-2015-02381 OAG 5/12/15 copies of correspondence logs pertaining to Senator Rand Paul Determined that records and his staff since January 1, 2011 were improperly referred and forwarded records back to NSD for further review

FOIA-2015-02382 ODAG 5/12/15 copies of correspondence logs pertaining to Senator Rand Paul Determined that records and his staff since January 1, 2011 were improperly referred and forwarded records back to NSD for further review

FOIA-2015-02383 OASG 5/12/15 copies of correspondence logs pertaining to Senator Rand Paul Determined that records and his staff since January 1, 2011 were improperly referred and forwarded records back to NSD for further review

4 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-02384 OLA 5/12/15 copies of correspondence logs pertaining to Senator Rand Paul Determined that records and his staff since January 1, 2011 were improperly referred and forwarded records back to NSD for further review

FOIA-2015-02978 OIP 5/12/15 the head of the Department of Justice, his or her salary, and Full Grant of publicly appointment date available material FOIA-2015-03058 OAG 5/12/15 training materials, presentations, memoranda, legal opinions, No Records responsive to legal briefs, guidelines, and statements of policy citing the United request were located States Supreme Court case Scher v. United States, 305 U.S. 251 (1938) FOIA-2015-03073 OIP 5/12/15 records of communications with Tribal leaders regarding Referred requester and/or proposed amendments to regulations implementing the request to more appropriate Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act entity (EOUSA, OTJ)

FOIA-2015-03104 OAG 5/12/15 copy of the same records provided to a requester whose FOIA Full Grant: All requested case number is FOIA-2015-01524 documents RIF

FOIA-2015-03105 ODAG 5/12/15 same records provided to the requester in case number FOIA- Full Grant: All requested 2015-01648 documents RIF FOIA-2015-02841 OIP 5/14/15 assistance acquiring a new form of identification Provided requester with DOJ FOIA Reference Guide; Provided other relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-02861 OIP 5/14/15 copies of various Executive Orders, statutes, and codes Full Grant of publicly available material FOIA-2015-02908 OIP 5/14/15 appears to be requesting records on a federal court case, United Provided requester with DOJ States v. Maria Luzula , Juan Rodriguez Cuya, Angeluz Florida FOIA Reference Guide; Corporation and Angeluz Miami, LLC Provided other relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-02928 OIP 5/15/15 access to your funds and mentioned other issues. Provided relevant information and assistance .

FOIA-2015-02930 OIP 5/14/15 records from the Brooklyn Special Victims Unit Provided relevant information and assistance

5 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-02935 OIP 5/14/15 records pertaining to New York Inspector General Catherine Leahy Provided relevant Scott's report on botched tests and questionable practices by the information and assistance New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

FOIA-2015-02936 OIP 5/14/15 misconduct of officers in the Ohio judicial system and requested Provided relevant legal assistance information and assistance

FOIA-2015-02942 OAG 5/14/15 Attorney General records pertaining to Ernest Delle Femine, Referred requester and/or deceased request to more appropriate entity (EOIR, USCIS)

FOIA-2015-03206 OIP 5/14/15 records pertaining to “a DOJ investigation/examination o[f] the Referred requester and/or actions of former U.S. Attorney for Oregon Amanda Marshall.” request to more appropriate entity (OPR) FOIA-2015-02355 OLP 5/15/15 communications between the Department and Senator Rand Paul No Records responsive to since 1990 request were located FOIA-2015-02356 PAO 5/15/15 communications between the Department and Senator Rand Paul No Records responsive to since 1990 request were located FOIA-2015-03205 OIP 5/15/15 records pertaining to a third party Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (EOIR)

FOIA-2015-00611 OAG 5/18/15 a copy of the Office of the Attorney General Order No. 3081-2009 Full Grant: All requested documents RIF

FOIA-2015-02982 OIP 5/18/15 information pertaining to the standards and procedures of the Referred requester and/or Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) request to more appropriate entity (OJP) FOIA-2015-02987 OIP 5/18/15 FOIA Reference Guide Provided requester with DOJ FOIA Reference Guide

FOIA-2015-03116 OIP 5/18/15 state level data on Medicaid fraud recoveries for 2012, 2013 and No Records; Referred 2014 requester to more appropriate entity (HHS)

6 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-03209 OIP 5/18/15 Prisoners' Rights in South Carolina Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (CRT) FOIA-2015-03360 AG 5/18/15 an August 12, 2013 memorandum from the Attorney General on Full Grant: All requested “Federal Prosecution Priorities.” documents RIF

FOIA-2015-03364 OIP 5/18/15 a copy of the Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Full Grant: All requested Reference Guide (Reference Guide) documents RIF

FOIA-2015-03366 OIP 5/18/15 records pertaining to the treatment of her mother at a hospital Informed requester that the and the investigation of that treatment FOIA is a records access statute and not applicable to this query

FOIA-2015-03378 OIP 5/18/15 the "Interim Major Case Summary" on the Amerithrax Referred requester and/or investigation request to more appropriate entity (FBI) FOIA-2015-03208 OIP 5/19/15 the first ten reports from 2010 concerning "significant pending Provided relevant criminal cases" submitted to the Attorney General by the Criminal information and assistance Division (CRM) FOIA-2015-02986 OIP 5/20/15 seeking records pertaining to third parties Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (USCIS)

FOIA-2015-03118 OIP 5/20/15 the identity of an Illinois state court judge Provided relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03151 OIP 5/20/15 records from the City of Waukegan, Illinois Provided relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03171 OIP 5/20/15 information pertaining to federal grants for federal prisoners Provided requester with DOJ FOIA Reference Guide; Provided other relevant information and assistance

7 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

FOIA-2015-03330 OIP 5/20/15 records pertaining to "'public corruption, election crimes, and Referred requester and/ or campaign finance fraud questionnaire for the calendar year 2014" request to more appropriate entity (CRM)

FOIA-2015-03337 OIP 5/20/15 records pertaining to a third party Referred requester and/ or request to more appropriate entity (EOIR)

FOIA-2015-03343 OIP 5/21/15 Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Reference Full Grant Guide

FOIA-2015-03349 OIP 5/22/15 requesting the number of times FOIA Exemption (b)5 was invoked Full Grant of publicly by all federal government agencies in fiscal year 2014 available material

FOIA-2015-02298 OAG 5/26/15 decision not to bring criminal charges against Lehman, Bear Referred records determined Stearns, BOA, Merrill, Citigroup, AIG, Goldman Sachs, JPM, Wells to be not responsive to the Fargo, Countrywide, and Washington Mutual after concluding request after review by OIP investigations into conduct leading up to the 2008 financial crisis

FOIA-2015-02299 OLA 5/26/15 decision not to bring criminal charges against Lehman, Bear Referred records determined Stearns, BOA, Merrill, Citigroup, AIG, Goldman Sachs, JPM, Wells to be not responsive to the Fargo, Countrywide, and Washington Mutual after concluding request after review by OIP investigations into conduct leading up to the 2008 financial crisis

FOIA-2015-03233 OIP 5/26/15 information about South Carolina state law Provided other relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03324 OAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from November 1, 2010 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between Juan E. Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and request were located Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Office of the Attorney General

8 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-03326 OAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from August 1, 2011 to May 14, 2015 between No Records responsive to Ben Emmerson, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03327 OAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the request were located Office of the Attorney General FOIA-2015-03367 OIP 5/26/15 information on Freedom of Information Act protections as it Provided relevant applies to individual requesters information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03382 OIP 5/26/15 records on all criminal bonding Referred requester and/or request to more appropriate entity (EOUSA)

FOIA-2015-03466 ODAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from November 1, 2010 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between Juan E. Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and request were located Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03467 OASG 5/26/15 all correspondence from November 1, 2010 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between Juan E. Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and request were located Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Office of the Associate Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03471 OIP 5/26/15 all correspondence from November 1, 2010 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between Juan E. Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and request were located Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Office of Information Policy

FOIA-2015-03481 ODAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from August 1, 2011 to May 14, 2015 between No Records responsive to Ben Emmerson, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General

9 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-03482 OASG 5/26/15 all correspondence from August 1, 2011 to May 14, 2015 between No Records responsive to Ben Emmerson, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Associate Attorney General FOIA-2015-03486 OIP 5/26/15 all correspondence from August 1, 2011 to May 14, 2015 between No Records responsive to Ben Emmerson, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of Information Policy

FOIA-2015-03487 ODAG 5/26/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the request were located Office of the Deputy Attorney General FOIA-2015-03488 OASG 5/26/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the request were located Office of the Associate Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03492 OIP 5/26/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the request were located Office of Information Policy

FOIA-2015-03543 OIP 5/26/15 complaint against two Ray Brook Federal Correctional Institution Referred requester and/or officers. request to more appropriate entity (BOP)

FOIA-2015-03202 OIP 5/27/15 immigration records regarding a third party, including a Referred requester and/or Department of Homeland Security file request to more appropriate entity (EOIR, DHS)

FOIA-2015-03359 OIP 5/27/15 "the regulations and amendments" for Title Standards 2001 Referred requester and/or pertaining to the Standards for the Preparation of Title Evidence request to more appropriate in Land Acquisitions by the United States (1970) entity (ENRD)

FOIA-2015-00737 ODAG 5/28/15 text messages, Blackberry messenger chats and sms messages No Records responsive to sent or received by Eric Holder, Margaret Richardson, Brian Fallon, request were located Peter Kadzik, and Sharon Werner from November 2, 2014 to November 8, 2014

10 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-00738 OASG 5/28/15 text messages, Blackberry messenger chats and SMS messages No Records responsive to sent or received by Eric Holder, Margaret Richardson, Brian Fallon, request were located Peter Kadzik, and Sharon Werner from November 2, 2014 to November 8, 2014 FOIA-2015-03016 OAG 5/28/15 various information Full Grant of publicly available material FOIA-2015-03017 OASG 5/28/15 various information Full Grant of publicly available material FOIA-2015-03234 OIP 5/28/15 twenty copies of Form DOJ-361, Certification of Identity, and Full grant of publicly Attachment C of the Department of Justice Freedom of available material Information Act Reference Guide FOIA-2015-03323 OAG 5/28/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. Committee Against Torture and the Office of request were located the Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03325 OAG 5/28/15 all correspondence from April 21, 2005 to July 31, 2011 between No Records responsive to Martin Scheinin, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03460 ODAG 5/28/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. Committee Against Torture and the Office of request were located the Deputy Attorney General FOIA-2015-03461 OASG 5/28/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. Committee Against Torture and the Office of request were located the Associate Attorney General

FOIA-2015-03465 OIP 5/28/15 all correspondence from January 1, 2002 to May 14, 2015 No Records responsive to between the U.N. Committee Against Torture and the Office of request were located Information Policy FOIA-2015-03475 ODAG 5/28/15 all correspondence from April 21, 2005 to July 31, 2011 between No Records responsive to Martin Scheinin, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General

11 FOIA Requests Closed by OIP in May 2015

Exemption(s) Applied (if Description of Exemption(s) (if Request Number Office Date Closed Summary of Request Disposition of Request applicable) applicable) FOIA-2015-03476 OASG 5/28/15 all correspondence from April 21, 2005 to July 31, 2011 between No Records responsive to Martin Scheinin, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of the Associate Attorney General FOIA-2015-03480 OIP 5/28/15 all correspondence from April 21, 2005 to July 31, 2011 between No Records responsive to Martin Scheinin, U.N Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and request were located Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the Office of Information Policy

FOIA-2015-03560 OIP 5/28/15 any records or information related to a 1999 Drug Enforcement Referred requester and/or Administration investigation numbered "8B5801" request to more appropriate entity (DEA)

FOIA-2015-00839 OASG 5/29/15 correspondence from certain ODAG and OASG staff with the No Records responsive to USMS regarding inflight use of cellular surveillance devices request were located

FOIA-2015-03122 OIP 5/29/15 Metropolitan Police Department quarterly reports on Use of Force Provided relevant information and assistance

FOIA-2015-03127 OIP 5/29/15 Court records and documents related to Illinois House Bill HB Provided relevant 2690 and its judicial review information and assistance