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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...
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 a property. DOEE discovered that its disclosure was not processed due to the large size of the files. DOEE re-sent the records and the appeal was dismissed as moot.
Request for records related to a transportation assistance program. DHFC’s decision was largely affirmed on the basis of protection of trade secrets and commercial or financial information. The DHFC’s decision was partially remanded to disclose a document that did not appear to...
Request for records related to an incident on a specified date. Because the request was similar to a previous request MPD received, MPD initially ignored the request as duplicative. The request was further delayed due to administrative error. MPD was ordered to disclose its response, and the...
Request for records related to complaints against a police officer. The decisions by the MPD the OPC were affirmed on the basis of personal privacy interests in records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
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...