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Requester sought selection criteria for a DOC position but was denied because he or she never applied for the position. Decision upheld and the appeal was dismissed.
DCRA failed to respond to the initial request. As a result of this appeal DCRA provided the requester with all of the requested records. Appeal dismissed.
In MPD’s initial response they informed requester that they were not in possession of responsive information. On appeal this determination was affirmed.
FEMS responded to the initial request exempting information under exemptions 2 and 6 and because FOIA may not be used to expand discovery.
MPD did not respond to the original request. Subsequent to the appeal MPD responded to the request making the appeal moot.
OCFO withdraw its previous denial letter and will provide responsive documents therefore the appeal is moot.
Requester wants information from organizations not under the authority of DCPS or any District agency and therefore are not subject to DC FOIA.
Original decision to withhold documents upheld because certain forms were not generated or maintained in the agency and because disclosure of certain documents fall under exemption 3.
Because of DOH’s failure to respond the Mayor’s office required DOH to submit a detailed list of effort to provide requested documents.
Requester wants a response to his request and a Vaughn Index of any items withheld. MPD ordered to produce information in 10 days.