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Request for records related to a police officer. MPD’s response was affirmed on the basis that it conducted an adequate search and no responsive records were found.
Request for records related to health insurance contracts. DISB’s response was remanded for performing an inadequate search based on the definition of the “public record.”
Request for records from DC Superior Court. The appeal was dismissed based on lack of jurisdiction.
Request for 911 calls that resulted in a specific police dispatch. OUC’s position was that it conducted a search and the record retrieved was not responsive. The decision was remanded because the language of the request was sufficiently written. OUC’s position that the record...
Request for records related to the licensure of a physician. The appeal, based on the adequacy of DOH’s search, was dismissed as moot because DOH found responsive records while the appeal was pending.
Request for records related to the provision of case management services. DHCF’s response was affirmed in part on the basis of protection of trade secrets and commercial or financial information. DHCF’s response was remanded in part to disclose a document that did not appear to...
Summary: Appeal was based on the delay and fee resulting from a FOIA request. The appeal was dismissed as moot because DDOT agreed to disclose the requested records and its fee did not constitute a constructive denial.
Summary: Appeal was moot because the Mayor does not have jurisdiction to review FOIA requests to the DC Superior Court.
Summary: Request for records used to process a claim related to a death. The appeal, based on the lack of ORM’s response, was dismissed as moot because ORM was not aware of the request. ORM was ordered to process and respond to the request.
Summary: Request for records related to the investigation of a death. MPD’s response was upheld on the basis that it conducted an adequate search and MPD’s disclosures did not contain improper redactions.
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