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Request for records related to a record management system. The appeal was dismissed as moot because MPD represented that it would disclose responsive records while the appeal was pending.
Request for records related to a building permit. In response to the appeal, DCRA revised its position by re-sending a reformatted document that was previously illegible and removing redactions made to a document. DCRA’s decision was remanded further based on its affirmative duty to disclose…
Request for records primarily related to budget and staffing. The appeal was withdrawn after OFCO provided information on the records sought.
Request for records related to blood lead levels of certain individuals. The appeal was dismissed as moot because DOEE disclosed responsive records while the appeal was pending.
Request for records related to a cap rate study. OTR’s decision was affirmed in part on the basis of the deliberative process privilege and remanded in part because certain records did not meet the standard for protection under the deliberative process privilege.
Building a Safer, Stronger DC: Community Conversations on Public Safety and the Selection Process for the Chief of Police
Request for records related to the development of the McMillan Park. DMPED’s decision was affirmed in part based on the deliberative process privilege and the sensitivity of commercial information. DMPED’s decision was remanded in part to disclose redacted emails that were withheld in their…
Request for records related to MPD’s body-worn camera program. The delay of MPD’s response was found to be an unwarranted withholding, and MPD was ordered to begin disclosing responsive records.
Request for records related to an investigation. DDS’s response was affirmed on the basis that DDS conducted an adequate search and no responsive records were found.
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 contained…