Denied: Records that state parole board does not possess
December 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole for
unspecified documents pertaining to legal
custody. The PBPP told the requester that no such
records exist, and not that "it is not a denial
of access when an agency does not possess
records." Read
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Denied: Inspection records not in school district's possession
December 08, 2009
Denied: A request for electrical
inspection reports for the new high school from
the North Pocono School District. The district
denied the request, noting that it was not in
possession of the records. Read
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Denied: Results of PBPP investigation of requester's complaint
December 07, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole for a
copy of a form showing administration action
taken after investigation of the requester's
complaint. The PBPP denied the request, citing
the provision exempting noncriminal investigation
records from disclosure. Read
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Denied: Components of a sexual offender assessment
December 07, 2009
Denied: Three requests to the
Sexual Offender Assessment Board for copies of
records that were components of a board
assessment. Read
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Denied: Construction reports withholdable under other law
November 02, 2009
Denied: A request for as-built
drawings and construction inspection reports of a
development project, from Cherrytree Township.
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Denied: Agency records of pending real-estate purchase
October 05, 2009
Denied: A request to the Erie
Western Pennsylvania Port Authority for records
related to the intended purchase of property,
including the identity of another potential buyer
and the proposed purchase price. Read
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Granted: Dates of birth on Pittsburgh payroll list
October 02, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the City of
Pittsburgh for copies of payrolls and pension
eligibility lists. Read
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Denied: A request to Pa. State Education Association, not an agency
October 02, 2009
Denied: A request made to the
Pennsylvania State Education Association for
records of payments made for the services of an
impartial arbitrator. Read
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Granted: Unredacted report by third-party contractor
September 16, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to General McLane School
District for unredacted documents. The documents
had already been provided to the requester, but
had been redacted. Read
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Denied: Petition about inmate, as criminal investigative record
September 14, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for
information related to a petition to place an
inmate on a restricted release list. Read
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Granted: Draft order, solicitor emails W Easton didn't meet burden on
September 11, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to West Easton borough
for copies of written complaints related to the
requester’s use of her property. Read
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Denied: Confidential financial information on bid-winning company
September 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of General Services for records
related to the submission of bids and the
awarding of a contract to a competing company.
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Denied: Request for answer to question to Dept. of Corrections
September 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for
information about why a particular inmate was
being held at a county prison. Read
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Denied: Unredacted complaint made to DEP
September 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Environmental Protection for an
unredacted complaint about a specific county
sewage enforcement officer. Read
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Denied: Appraisal on property PennDOT hasn't yet decided to buy
September 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for an
appraisal and information supporting the fair
market value on an offer to purchase property.
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Denied: Records from PEBTF, not a public agency
September 08, 2009
Denied: A request from a state
representative for financial records and reports
from the Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust
Fund.
The PEBTF said it was not a Commonwealth agency and not subject to the Right to Know Law, and the Office of Open Records agreed. Read More...
The PEBTF said it was not a Commonwealth agency and not subject to the Right to Know Law, and the Office of Open Records agreed. Read More...
Denied: W-2 information on United Way contribution
September 04, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Montgomery County Community College for the
United Way contribution information on the W-2
form of a certain employee. Read
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Denied: Request for State Police report and 911 call
September 04, 2009
Denied in part and granted in
part: A request for state police records
and a 911 telephone call related to a specific
incident involving the requester, who had made
the call. Read
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Denied: Pocono Mountain SD records subject to court order
September 04, 2009
Denied: A request to the Pocono
Mountain School District for records related to a
May 21 resolution to revoke the charter of the
Pocono Mountain Charter School. Read
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Denied: Questions on complaint to Department of Agriculture
September 03, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Agriculture regarding a complaint
regarding a dog law officer. Read
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Denied: School board email not identified in request
September 03, 2009
Denied: A request to the Owen J.
Roberts School District for email exchanged
between members of the school board on the topic
of firing the superintendent. The district
provided emails, but the requester appealed,
saying some 150 had been withheld. Read
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Denied: Forensic audit report from ESU Foundation
September 03, 2009
Denied: A request to East
Stroudsburg University for the results of a
forensic audit of the East Stroudsburg University
Foundation. Read
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Denied: Worker's compensation hearing transcript, benefits payments
September 02, 2009
Denied: A request for a
transcript of a hearing on workers’ compensation
and records of benefits payments from the
Department of Labor & Industry. Read
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Denied: Request for information, not for records
September 02, 2009
Denied: A request for
information regarding Fairview Township permits.
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Denied: Request to State Police for mental health records
September 02, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for information on an
individual's mental health. Read
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Denied: Request for DOC incident statement
September 02, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for a copy
of a statement taken in connection with an
incident. Read
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Denied: Unemployment compensation hearing records, under social service exemption
September 02, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Labor & Industry for a
recording and exhibits from an unemployment
compensation hearing. Read
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Granted: Dept. of Corrections policy on inmate book ordering
August 31, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for two parts of a
Department of Corrections policy manual.
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Dismissed: Appeal over $120 bus surveillance video; DVD provided at no cost
August 31, 2009
Dismissed as moot in part and denied in
part: A request for a DVD copy of the
audio/video surveillance on a certain bus on a
certain date from the Lehigh and Northampton
Transportation Authority. Read
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Denied: State Police records on 40-year-old murder case
August 28, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for information or
records regarding a murder that took place about
40 years ago. Read
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Denied: DNA/RNA records from State Police
August 28, 2009
Denied: A request for DNA/RNA
records from the Pennsylvania State Police
stemming from an incident involving the requester
and another inmate. Read
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Denied: State College police policies on major disturbances
August 27, 2009
Denied: A request for unredacted
sections of the State College Police Department
manual dealing with its policies regarding its
response to major disturbances. Read
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Denied: Request to Chester Co. economic council, as a private entity
August 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the Chester
County Economic Development Council for copies of
bid results and tabulations. The council said it
was a private, non-profit industrial development
corporation – not a public agency – and therefore
not subject to the Right to Know Law.
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Denied: Contract letters not in DPW's possession
August 26, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Public Welfare for approval letters
written for a 1995 contract. The DPW had denied
the request, saying that it did not have any
documents covering the time period of the
request. Read
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Denied: Tax records without paying tax collector's fee
August 24, 2009
Denied: A request for real
estate tax billing and payment status for
properties in Upper Dublin Township without
paying the tax collector’s $20-a-record fee.
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Denied: Unredacted sex offender supervision policy
August 24, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole for an
unredacted copy of its policy on sex offender
supervision.
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Granted: Records where borough failed to prove they could be withheld
August 24, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for a number of records
related to the requester’s employment with the
borough of Jim Thorpe, including police reports,
records of disciplinary actions and investigation
records. Read
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Denied: Asst. DA's past vacation days, citing personal security
August 21, 2009
Denied: A request for the 2006
vacation records of a Butler County assistant
district attorney. Read
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Denied: Inspector General's investigation of complaint against requester
August 19, 2009
Denied: A request to the Office
of Inspector General for copies of investigation
materials related to the requester or her
husband, including the identity of any person who
made a complaint. Read
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Denied: Philadelphia prison record that doesn't exist
August 19, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Philadelphia Prison System for records of an
attorney's visits with an inmate in 1989. The
agency denied the request, stating that that the
records do not exist. Read
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Denied: Request for first names of corrections officers
August 18, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for the
first names of security officers at the State
Correction Institution-Mahoney. Read
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Denied: Unredacted copy of requester's accident report
August 18, 2009
Denied: A request to Cranberry
Township for an unredacted copy of report on an
accident the requester was involved in.
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Denied: Parole vote sheets, subject to another law
August 18, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for copies of vote
sheets related to the requester's parole. The DOC
granted access to another part of the request,
but denied the vote sheets, citing a
confidentiality provision in the regulations of
the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
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Denied: Records from Department of Corrections that do not exist
August 17, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for copies
of request slips the requester had filed from
1999 to 2002. Read
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Granted: Less redacted Mt Carmel Twp insurance policies
August 14, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for insurance policies
for certain Mount Carmel Township borough
employees and officials. Read
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Denied: Fundraising records not in school's possession
August 13, 2009
Denied: A request to the Pocono
Mountain School District seeking a record of the
number of books a student read for a fund-raising
book drive, and the amount reported as the
requester’s donation. The district advised the
requester that it did not possess the requested
record. Read
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Denied: Copyrighted material referenced by Dept. of Corrections
August 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for copies
of an accreditation company’s correctional
standards referred to in a DOC administrative
manual. Read
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Denied: Requester's medical incident report
August 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for a report on a
medical incident the requester was involved in.
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Denied: Corrections nutrition handbook that no longer exists
August 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for a copy
of the agency’s nutrition support handbook. The
DOC denied the request, saying the handbook is an
old document that is no longer used or maintained
by the agency. Read
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Denied: Proceeding records not in Dept. of Corrections possession
August 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for a copy of a file or
tape connected to a certain court proceeding. The
DOC denied the request, stating that it was not
in possession of the records sought. Read
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Denied: State Police report on grandson's death
August 11, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for incident reports
related to a fatality. The PSP denied the
request, citing the provision allowing it to
withhold noncriminal investigative records.
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Denied: Request deemed not specific enough for agency response
August 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board
seeking records relating to the requester. The
agency denied the request for lack of
specificity.
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Granted: Records of contemplated purchases by Pittsburgh school district
August 10, 2009
Granted in part, denied in part:
A request to the Pittsburgh School District for
invoices, contracts, bids and correspondence
regarding the purchase of promotional items.
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Denied: Appeal on request for records that agency provided
August 10, 2009
Denied: An appeal over a request
for bank statements for four specific months from
the Banks Township Municipal Authority. Although
the agency provided the bank statements
requested, the requester was not satisfied with
the records provided. Read
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Denied: Identity of complainant in DEP investigation
August 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Environmental Protection for
information regarding a complaint made about the
requesters, and the name of the person who filed
the complaint. Read
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Denied: Pittsburgh school building use calculations
August 07, 2009
Denied: A request for records
showing how the Facility Condition Index was
calculated for two buildings in the Pittsburgh
School District. The district had denied the
request, citing exception for predecisional
deliberative records. Read
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Denied: Violent offender information DOC says doesn't exist
August 06, 2009
Denied: A request for
information from the Pennsylvania Department of
Corrections regarding the percentage of violent
offenders who receive institutional support for
parole. Read
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Denied: Records of murderer that DOC could not find
August 05, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for the
booking record, photo and mental health record of
an individual convicted of murdering the
requester’s mother in 1966. Read
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Denied: Request for zoning board transcripts without paying transcription fee
August 05, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the borough of
Baldwin for copies of notes, minutes and
transcripts from two zoning board meetings, one
in March and one in May. The borough had granted
the request for transcripts, but indicated that
the cost would be more than $100. Read
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Denied: Bank's records on allegedly illegal charges on school district card
August 04, 2009
Denied: A request for a bank’s
purchasing card records and reports related to
illegal charges, from the Dallastown Area School
District. Read
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Denied: Records of inmate attorney visits that no longer exist
August 04, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for
records regarding visits by the requester’s
attorney while the requester was incarcerated
between 1990 and 1992. The DOC responded that the
records in question no longer exist. Read
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Denied: Letters of complaint against requesters, as non-criminal investigation records
August 03, 2009
Denied: A request to Worcester
Township for written complaints made about the
requesters. The township had denied the request,
citing the Right to Know Law provision allowing
agencies to withhold non-criminal investigative
records dealing with complaints. Read
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Denied: PennDOT project right-of-ways, maps, as deliberative records
August 03, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
right-of-way and let dates as well as maps and
documents showing the proposed layout of specific
projects. Read
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Denied: Sales tax info reported on tax returns
August 03, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for records
with information related to sales tax paid for
electricity usage by non-residential entities.
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Denied: Appeal on homeowner association records provided
August 03, 2009
Denied: An appeal on a request
for records from Newtown Township, which the
township denied, stating it had previously
provided access to the records and deemed the
citizen a “disruptive requester.” Read
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Granted: Marriage licenses with no service fee for access
July 31, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for copies of 24
marriage license applications and certificates
from the Philadelphia City License Marriage
Bureau. The requester had submitted a Right to
Know Request for the licenses and enclosed a
check to pay for 48 copies at 25 cents per page,
plus postage. The Register of Wills Office, on
behalf of the bureau, denied the request and
advised the requester that the register is a
judicial agency with a different fee schedule
than that set by the Right to Know Law.
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Denied: Scranton redevelopment pact information that doesn't exist
July 30, 2009
Denied: Records containing
information about a redevelopment agreement
between the city of Scranton and a certain
company, which the city swore did not exist.
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Denied: Additional accident records that fire co. swears do not exist
July 30, 2009
Denied: Records from the
Tunkhannock Township Fire Company relating to a
specific fatal vehicle accident. Read
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Denied: State Police recertification exam names, results
July 30, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for a list of officers
who took an Act 180 recertification exam on
certain dates, and the results. Read
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Denied: Appeal of $137 fee for State Police incident record
July 29, 2009
Denied: An appeal of $137.15 in
fees charged by the Pennsylvania State Police for
a specific incident record. Read
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Denied: DEP records including well location, and answers to questions
July 29, 2009
Denied: Several individual
requests for records from the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection related to
a coal fly-ash dump near the requester’s home.
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Denied: Untested GIS scheduling database from SEPTA
July 29, 2009
Denied: A request for an
untested GIS database of scheduling and routing
data from the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Read
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Denied: A proposed Department of Corrections policy
July 28, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
a proposed Department of Corrections commissary
operations policy, not yet in effect.
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Denied: Perry County emergency responder recordings
July 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the Perry
County Emergency Management Center for copies of
recordings regarding a specific vehicle accident.
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Denied: PUC accident report, as protected by another law
July 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for a copy
of an incident report on a power outage/accident.
The PUC had denied the request, saying it was
exempt from public release as part of a
non-criminal investigation. Read
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Denied: Erie code violation notice as non-criminal investigative record
July 24, 2009
Denied: A request to the City of
Erie for a copy of a housing code violation
notice for the address where the requester rents.
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Granted: Individual correspondence involving school district business
July 24, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for communications and
other records relating to lawsuits by a former
Penn-Delco School District solicitor against the
former business manager and a former board
president. Read
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Denied: Truck inspection records not in PennDOT possession
July 24, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
records regarding the inspection of a specific
vehicle. Read
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Denied: State Police investigative reports on a fire
July 24, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for reports and
photographs about a fire. The PSP had denied the
request, citing the exemption in the Right to
Know Law protecting non-criminal investigative
records. Read
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Denied: State Police Internal Affairs report
July 23, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for a copy of an
Internal Affairs Report based on a complaint the
requester made about a trooper’s conduct at an
accident scene. Read
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Denied: Investigative interview that became part of district operational review
July 23, 2009
Denied: Penn-Delco School
District records that the district said either
did not exist or were part of a noncriminal
investigation. Read
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Denied: Parking records not in agency's possession
July 21, 2009
Denied: A request for records
related to a parking citation the requester
received from the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
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Granted: Developer's tax increment financing plan, with redactions
July 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for copies of a draft
Montgomery County tax increment financing plan
for a specific project. The county had denied the
request, saying that the records were exempt from
disclosure as containing confidential proprietary
information and as predecisional deliberations.
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Denied: Past police work schedules as threat to safety
July 20, 2009
Denied: A request for two weeks
of past Macungie Police Department work
schedules. The department had denied the records,
citing the Right to Know Law exception protecting
records related to law enforcement that would
threaten public safety if released. Read
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Denied: DEP investigative records into blast
July 20, 2009
Denied: Records from the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection related to blasting that took place
near the requester's home five years ago.
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Denied: Engineer's report township attests doesn't exist
July 17, 2009
Denied: A request to Portage
Township for access to an engineer's report
relating to decisions made about installing pipes
on various properties. The township had denied
the request, saying the report did not exist.
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Denied: Developer's request for competitor's building plans
July 17, 2009
Denied: A request for building
plans for a specific home, which West Manheim
Township had denied, saying the requested
drawings constituted trade secrets as defined and
exempted from public release in the Right to Know
Law. Read
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Denied: Jail bed platform records not in DOC's possession
July 16, 2009
Denied: A request for records
about the installation of bed platforms at the
State Correctional Institution-Greene, which the
Department of Corrections said were not in its
possession. Read
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Denied: Recording/transcript of requester's own 911 call
July 16, 2009
Denied: A request for an
audiotape and transcript of 911 calls the
requester made from a Lancaster County police
department. Read
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Granted: Securities Commission settlement agreement
July 15, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Pennsylvania
Securities Commission for investigatory and
administrative files regarding a particular case.
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Denied: Appeal for tax records in separate Scranton office
July 15, 2009
Denied: An appeal for more
complete and specific information on a request to
the City of Scranton for records relating to a
specific company. Read
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Denied: Record that Department of Corrections says doesn't exist
July 14, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for a copy
of the requester's "Judgement of Sentence."
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Denied: Records in electronic format where redaction not secure
July 14, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Pennsylvania
Gaming Control Board for copies of the 2008
travel expense reports for all board. The board
granted the request, but indicated that the
copying fees would be more than $2,000, which the
requesters appealed, arguing that the fee was
unnecessary as the records should be provided in
electronic format. Read
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Denied: Records showing why township manager was fired
July 13, 2009
Denied: A request to Upper
Uwchlan Township for records showing the reason a
township manager was fired. Read
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Granted: School board budget booklet discussed at public meeting
July 13, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Unionville Chadds
Ford School District seeking a preliminary budget
booklet which had been distributed to the school
board at a public meeting. Read
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Denied: Copies of requester's own mental health records
July 10, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
the requester's mental health records from the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
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Denied: Judge's letter regarding requester's parole
July 10, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
letter written by a judge with recommendations
related to the requester's parole. Read
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Granted: School district cell phone numbers
July 10, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for a listing of all
cell phones paid for by the East Stroudsburg Area
School District, with related invoices, names and
titles for all those who were issued the phones.
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Denied: Jail surveillance video showing requester's slip and fall
July 08, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
internal prison video surveillance footage of the
requester slipping and falling at his workplace,
the State Correctional Institution at Graterford.
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Denied: Appeal of $1,187 fee for compiled PennDOT records
July 07, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
compiled spreadsheets of vehicle registration
information, with specified fields, for less than
the estimated $1,187.50 fee. Read
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Denied: Inmate grievance cost record that doesn't exist
July 06, 2009
Denied: An request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for
records documenting the cost of inmate
grievances, which the agency said did not exist.
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Denied: Access to fragile 40-year-old minute books
July 02, 2009
Denied: A request seeking access
to the borough of Baden's original minute books
for 1955 and 1956. Read
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Granted: Redacted PSP inspection report on fatal accident
July 02, 2009
Granted in part, denied in part:
A request for an inspection report about at fatal
accident from the Pennsylvania State Police.
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Granted: Adams County preliminary financial report, after specific redaction
July 02, 2009
Granted in part and denied in part:
A request for an unredacted copy of a preliminary
financial report for Adams County.
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Denied: Copies of investigative records on behalf of union member
June 30, 2009
Denied: An union
representative's request to the Department of
Corrections seeking copies of investigative
materials and a police report associated with a
union member. Read
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Denied: Waive of $1.25 in copy fees for indigent requester
June 30, 2009
Denied: A request that $1.25 in
copying charges be waived in light of the
requester's indigent status. Read
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Denied: Autopsy report not yet filed with prothonotary
June 29, 2009
Denied: A request for autopsy
reports from the Lancaster County District
Attorney's Office concerning a specific death.
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Denied: Inmate behavior records from Dept. of Corrections
June 29, 2009
Denied: A request by an inmate
for a copy of his weekly housing report and vote
sheet from the Department of Corrections.
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Denied: List of coinsureds which school district attested doesn't exist
June 29, 2009
Denied: A request for a list of
coinsureds with the insurance policy of the East
Stroudsburg School DIstrict, which the district
attested didn't exist. Read
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Denied: Unredacted school district solicitor invoices, as privileged
June 29, 2009
Denied: A request for unredacted
invoices submitted by a certain solicitor when he
was contracted by the Pocono Mountain School
District. Read
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Denied: Request for report investigating requester's allegations
June 29, 2009
Denied: A request for a report
on the New Kensington police chief, the result of
an investigation conducted after allegations made
by the requester. Read
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Granted: Financial document plans for new high school
June 26, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for access to the
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District's paper
copes of PlanCon D & E submissions for a new
high school school building. The district had
denied the request, stating that the records are
exempt from disclosure under the personal
security and infrastructure security exemptions
of the Right to Know Law. Read
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Denied: Request for township ordinance documents already provided
June 26, 2009
Denied: A request to Plumstead
Township for documents related to the adoption of
26 ordinances. The township had denied two parts
of the five-part request as failing to be
sufficiently specific, and denied the other three
parts as disruptive, saying it had provided the
requester with the same records in 2007.
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Denied: Investigatory file from Dept. of State
June 25, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of State for an investigatory file
generated by a complaint the requester had filed
with the state Real Estate Commission. The agency
had denied the request, saying the records were
exempt from disclosure as records of a
non-criminal investigation. Read
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Denied: Ex-Corrections employee's own personnel records
June 25, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A former Department of Corrections
employee's request for portions of his personnel
record and documents relating to his application
for unemployment. Read
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Granted: York County employee addresses, law enforcement officers redacted
June 25, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for names and addresses
of all fair share taxpayers employed by York
County. Read
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Granted: Motor vehicle records from PennDOT, with personal info redacted
June 24, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for motor vehicle
vehicle investigation information relating to a
certain individual and vehicles, from the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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Denied: Township communications with solicitor as privileged
June 23, 2009
Denied in part, dismissed as moot in
part: A request to East Hempfield
Township for copies of records related to a
church plan filed since supervisors gave
conditional approval to the plan. Read
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Denied: 911 tapes from City of Philadelphia
June 23, 2009
Denied: A request to the city of
Philadelphia seeking an audio copy of 911 calls
made by an individual on a certain date.
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Denied: State police supervisor notations, certain radar gun memos
June 22, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for certain memos on
inaccurate radar guns, and supervisor's notations
on a specific officer. The PSP stated that the
radar gun reports requested did not exist, and
that the supervisor's notations amounted to
personnel records, which are exempt from
disclosure under the Right to Know Law.
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Denied: Request for complainant's name
June 22, 2009
Denied: A request to Lower
Paxton Township for the name of the person who
complained about code violations on the
requester's property. The township had denied the
request, citing the exemption for noncriminal
investigation records. Read
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Denied: Job applicant scores, evaluations, except for successful candidates
June 19, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request by a Department of
Public Works employee to review the agency's
written job interview summaries and scoring
matrices concerning management job selections.
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Denied: State police report as non-criminal investigation record
June 19, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for an accident report,
protocols for investigations and agreements with
the Philadelphia Police Deparment. The PSP had
denied the request for the accident report,
citing the exemption for noncriminal
investigative records, and did not address the
other records sought. Read
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Denied: Case records not in Dept. of State's possession
June 18, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of State for copies of records related
to a criminal court case the requester was
involved in.
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Denied: Request for unredacted fire report by convicted arsonist
June 18, 2009
Denied: A request for unredacted
fire marshal's reports on fires at a certain
address in Philadelphia. The city had partially
granted and partially denied the request,
providing the requester with one record but
redacting personal identifying information on the
grounds that the requester had been convicted for
murder and arson in connection with the fire in
question. Read
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Denied: Payroll records from private corporation receiving public funding
June 18, 2009
Denied: A request by the Greater
Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters, a
union, for certified payroll records from Bionol
Clearfield, LLC, a private corporation.
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Denied: Identity of handicapped parking complainant
June 18, 2009
Denied: A request for the
identity of the individual who caused Muhlenberg
Township to rescind the requester's handicapped
parking space. The township had denied the
request, saying the records were exempt from
disclosure as part of a non-criminal
investigation. Read
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Granted: Release of redacted State Police incident reports
June 18, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Pennsylvania State Police records
relating to a mobile home fire in South
Connellsville. Read
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Denied: First names of corrections officers, as threat to security
June 17, 2009
Denied: A request for records
showing the names of employees at a state
correctional instutition. Read
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Denied: Inmate's appeal of $2,500 in copy fees for requested documents
June 16, 2009
Denied: A 12-part request to the
Department of Corrections for records concerning
the contract with a commissary supply company,
based on an inmate's appeal of the cost involved
in making copies of all the documents requested.
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Denied: Scranton fire hydrant report, as public safety threat
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request for the most
recent fire hydrant report made by the
Pennsylvania American Water Company to the City
of Scranton.
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Denied: PennDOT consultant report on proposed employee policy
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
consultant reports as to a employee "confined
space" policy under consideration. Read
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Denied: Records relating to Dept. of Health complaint
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of State for all records, including
notes, relating to a complaint the requester
filed with the Department of Health. Read
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Denied: Search warrant times as criminal investigation records
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request for records
showing arrival and departure times of
Pennsylvania State Police officers serving a
search warrant at the requester's home on behalf
of the Attorney General's office. Read
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Denied: Requester's own Department of Corrections medical file
June 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for the
requester's own medical files. Read
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Granted: Some redacted info on district W-2s
June 12, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request seeking redacted W-2s
for certain employees of the Colonial School
District and Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
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Denied: Tax assessment appeals documents not in district's possession
June 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Allentown School District for records relating to
tax assessment appeals, which although the
district did not properly address, it eventually
attested did not exist. Read
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Denied: PSP accident reports from time it didn't patrol the area
June 12, 2009
Denied: A request for a traffic
or accident reports from the Pennsylvania State
Police for a four-hour period on a specific day
ion 2006 on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. The
PSP denied the request, saying the records were
exempt from disclosure under the Pennsylvania
Vehicle Code. Read
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Granted: Philadelphia payroll with addresses, birth dates
June 12, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for a copy of the
current City of Philadelphia payroll list, by a
reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Denied: Records that Philadelphia agency attests do not exist
June 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
for records about four specific projects. The
agency provided documents about one of the
projects, but said it did not possess any
documents from the others. Read
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Denied: Name of person complaining about requester
June 10, 2009
Denied: A request to Plumstead
Township for the identity of an individual who
complained about a business allegedly being
conducted at the requester's home. The township
denied the request as being exempt from
disclosure under the non-criminal investigation
exception. Read
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Denied: Request that posed question, didn't request record
June 10, 2009
Granted: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Health seeking
information regarding statistics on HIV cases in
the state. The agency denied the request, stating
that the request sought an answer to a question,
not records.
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Denied: Requester's own transcripts from Dept. of Corrections
June 09, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for the requester's own
academic transcripts and scores. Read
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Denied: Bank document protected by state banking code
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Banking seeking
memoranda of understanding for the Community
Trust Company. Read
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Denied: Dept. of Health complaint about smoking
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Health for a copy of a
complaint regarding smoking at a maintenance shed
along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Read
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Denied: Home addresses of law officers, social services workers
June 08, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for a list of
Susquehanna County employees who pay fair share,
including their county email addresses and home
addresses. Read
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Denied: Written public criticisms of cheerleading adviser
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Lakeview School District for letters and a
petition regarding the requester's performance as
cheerleading adviser. Read
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Denied: Project concepts, protected as pre-bid proposals
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for all
responses to its Requests for Concepts and
Solutions for the Mon-Fayette Expressway and
Southern Beltway. Read
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Granted: PennDOT vehicle records not covered by other laws
June 08, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation seeking information
about a particular license plate and vehicle
registration. Read
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Denied: Requester's own academic transcripts from DOC
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for the requester's
academic transcripts and scores. Read
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Denied: Securities Commission investigation records about requester
June 05, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Securities Commission for both a
list of records and actual records relating to a
criminal investigation of the requester and
organizations under his control. Read
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Denied: Request for certain borough-solicitor emails
June 05, 2009
Denied: A request to Jefferson
Township for certain emails between the chairman
of the board of supervisors and and the township
solicitor. Read
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Denied: Single contract document that doesn't exist
June 03, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
a contract between a vendor and the borough of
Kutztown. The borough had denied the request,
asserting that the requested document does not
exist. Read
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Denied: Case photographs not in Dept. of Corrections' possession.
June 03, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for photographs
connected with a court proceeding in Luzerne
County. The agency denied the request, saying it
was not in possession of the photographs and
suggested the requester contact Luzerne County
Court of Common Pleas. Read
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Denied: Mine subsidence claim records as investigative
June 01, 2009
Denied: A request seeking
records of mine subsidence damage claims
"received, investigated or known" to the
Department of Environmental Protection in four
counties. Read
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Denied: Unredacted security camera records as related to infrastructure security
June 01, 2009
Denied: A request for unredacted
maintenance records on security cameras in the
Pittsburgh school district. Read
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Denied: Inmate record that doesn't exist, investigative record
June 01, 2009
Denied: A request for the
requester's inmate records from the Department of
Corrections.
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Denied: Welfare check record denied as non-criminal investigation
June 01, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for the records of a
welfare check conducted at her home. Read
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Denied: Ethics Commission letter not in borough's possession
June 01, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
a letter from the State Ethics Commission to a
Franklin borough council member that was read
aloud at a public meeting. The borough attested
that it was not in possession of the record.
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Granted: School district W-2 and W-3 forms
June 01, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Allegheny Valley
School District for W-2 and W-3 forms for school
employees and all laws that mandate employee
benefits as taxable compensation. Read
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Denied: Toll bridge construction documents that don't exist
May 29, 2009
Denied: A request for records
about the cost of constructing a glass enclosure
at a toll plaza on the ROute 1 bridge from the
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
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Granted: W-2 information with only first-class postage costs allowed
May 28, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for W-2s, mailing
addresses and titles of the officers of the
Interboro Education Association, with only the
cost of first-class postage permitted to be
charged for mailing. Read
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Denied: Appeal of $2,000 fee for real estate GIS dataset
May 28, 2009
Denied: A request for real
estate property tax information in a specialized
geographic information system (GIS)-based file,
where Lycoming County granted the request but
required payment of $2,000 for the database.
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Denied: Autopsy report not yet public under Coroner's Act
May 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Cumberland County coroner for records revealing
the manner of death for a man found dead six days
prior to the request. Read
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Denied: Request for extradition information not in possession of Dept. of State
May 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of State for any records regarding
extradition from other states to Pennsylvania.
The agency had denied the request, stating that
it was not in possession of the requested
records. Read
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Denied: Appeal filed by requester who didn't claim documents requested
May 26, 2009
Denied: An appeal by a requester
who did not claim the records he requested after
they were sent by certified mail. The request was
to Lehigh Township for copies of its 2008 audit
and solicitor's bill for 2008 and 2009.
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Denied: Appeal filed by requester who didn't pick up records mailed
May 26, 2009
Denied: An appeal by a requester
who did not claim the record he requested after
it was sent by certified mail. The request was to
Lehigh Township for a copy of particular letter
concerning the township solicitor. Read
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Denied: Corrections treatment program manual attachment
May 22, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections seeking a copy of the
the Therapeutic Community program operations
manual, including an attachment that details with
the daily operation and procedures of the
residential alcohol and drug treatment program.
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Denied: More substantial minutes that do not exist
May 21, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
minutes from Lehigh County where the requester
believed a full record was not produced.
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Granted: Request for teacher grievance information
May 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for statistical and
financial information about litigation of
grievances filed by teaching staff in the
Blackhawk School District. Read
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Denied: Access to floor plans of Workers' Comp Adjudication office
May 20, 2009
Denied: A request for building
floor plans withheld from a request regarding a
lease agreement with the Pennsylvania Department
of General Services. Read
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Denied: Fifth appeal from requesters for L&I records
May 18, 2009
Denied: A fifth request for
records regarding the requesters' Wage Payment
and Collection Claim with the Department of Labor
& Industry. Read
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Granted: Copies of DCED records not proven to be 'predecisional'
May 15, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Department of
Community and Economic Development seeking a copy
of an application and copies of records relied
upon for funding decisions. Read
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Granted: Emails pertaining to requester's ejection from board meeting
May 15, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for electronic copies of
any and all communications between East
Stroudsburg Area School District staff and
officials following the requester's ejection from
a school board meeting. Read
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Denied: School district contact information in format requested
May 15, 2009
Denied: A request for contact
information for William Penn School District
employees, which the district provided but not in
the way the requester wanted it. Read
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Denied: Addresses of foreclosure warnings, protected by another law
May 15, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for addresses
related to real estate foreclosure warning
notices. The PHFA had provided the warning notice
records but redacted property addresses, which it
said were exempt from disclosure by a federal
law. Read
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Granted: Unredacted W-2 information from Souderton School District
May 14, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for W-2 forms for
certain employees of the Souderton Area School
District, with only required redactions.
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Denied: Letter written to subject of requester's complaint
May 13, 2009
Denied: A request for a letter
related to a complaint the requester had made to
the Department of State about an osteopathic
doctor. Read
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Denied: List of school building users, otherwise available in minutes
May 08, 2009
Denied: A request seeking a list
of school and non-school related organizations'
use of facilities in the North Schuylkill School
District. on specific dates. The district denied
the request, saying such a list did not exist.
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Denied: Coach qualifications that school says don't exist
May 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the North
Schuylkill School District for the qualifications
and credentials of weight room coaches. The
district denied the request, stating that the
records do not exist. Read
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Denied: Request for contract that city does not have
May 08, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
a contract between the City of Scranton and
Middle Atlantic Building Inspection Underwriters.
The city attested that no contract exists.
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Granted: Records that township refused to swear do not exist
May 08, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to Newtown Township
seeking copies of sewage enforcement records and
municipal authority payments. The Office of Open
Records directed the township to either provide
the records requested or provide a sworn
statement that they do not exist, which it had
already refused to do. Read
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Denied: Request for Game Commission records resulting from complaint
May 07, 2009
Denied: A request for any
document generated as a result of the requester's
complaint regarding a wildlife sanctuary. The
request contained a number of questions seeking
information, and repeated requests noted in a
previous appeal. Read
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Denied: Solicitor's letter of legal advice to Martic Township
May 06, 2009
Denied: Request for a letter
from the Martic Township solicitor, which the
township had denied based upon the
attorney-client privilege. Read
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Denied: Inmate records from 25 years ago that no longer exist
May 06, 2009
Denied: Request for information
from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
regarding an inmate released in 1981. The request
was for the dates and institutions where the
person was incarcerated. Some records were
provided, but the DOC responded that the rest of
the records requested did not exist. Read
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Denied: Letter regarding special education student
May 06, 2009
Denied: A request for an
unredacted copy of a letter in the possession of
the Montessori Regional Charter School in Erie.
The school had granted access to other parts of
the request for financial records, but had
provided a redacted copy of the letter, stating
that the information it contained regarding a
special education student is protected under
state and federal laws. Read
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Denied: Morrisville school plan that district says doesn't exist
May 04, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Morrisville School District for a "six-point
plan" related to the future of the school
district that the school board president had
alluded to. Read
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Granted: Copies of budget committee slides shown at meeting
May 04, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for the athletic budget
presentation slides projected at a public meeting
of the Quakertown Community School District.
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Granted: Grant application, including draft operating agreement
May 04, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for audited two
financial reports and a grant application
submitted to the Department of Community and
Economic Development by Philadelphia agencies for
the construction of a convention center and
related hotel. Read
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Denied: Letter discussed at meeting not in township possession
May 01, 2009
Denied: A request seeking a
report or letter a Snyder Township supervisor
discussed at a public meeting. Read
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Denied: Request for fatal accident 911 tapes from Carbon Co.
May 01, 2009
Denied: A request to Carbon
County seeking 911-call audiotapes related to a
fatal accident involving the requester's brother.
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Denied: Solicitor records that school district says don't exist
May 01, 2009
Denied: A request to the Pocono
Mountain School District for copies of records
involving a district solicitor. Read
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Denied: School district report investigating eBay sale of property
April 30, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
an investigation report concerning the
undervalued sale of East Stroudsburg Area School
District property on eBay. Read
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Denied: Request to Dept. of Health for complainer's ID
April 29, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Health for information
about who complained about the failure to post No
Smoking signs at the Shippensburg American Legion
Post. Read
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Denied: Prison budget from Department of State
April 29, 2009
Denied: A request for a state
prison's inmate general welfare budget, from the
Pennsylvania Department of State. The Department
of State had told the requester that it did not
have the records requested, but did not redirect
his request to the proper agency. Read
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Granted: Inspection/duplication of budget, despite electronic access
April 24, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the state Department
of Revenue for balance sheets, income statements,
sources and uses of funds, budgets and cash flow
statements. The department granted access to the
budget by advising the requester that it could be
found on the department's website, but was
informed by the Office of Open Records that the
requester must be offered inspection or
duplication of the records as requested.
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Denied: Department of Corrections letter that doesn't exist
April 22, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections for a communication
about the requester from the State Correctional
Institution at Graterford to the Pennsylvania
Board of Probation and Parole. Read
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Denied: Coach improvement plan from Northern York School District.
April 22, 2009
Denied: A request seeking the
"prescription for improvements" for a coach who
had been re-hired by the Northern York School
District. The district had denied the request on
the basis that it sought personnel records
including written criticism or performance
reviews that are protected from disclosure.
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Denied: Records of Wall Street West, not a public agency
April 22, 2009
Denied: A request seeking
records from Wall Street West, a private
non-for-profit corporation which receives grant
funding from the Department of Labor and
Industry. Read
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Denied: Names/addresses of ATV registrants from DCNR
April 22, 2009
Denied: A request for names and
address of All-Terrain Vehicle registrants from
the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources. Read
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Granted: Request agency said it couldn't respond to
April 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Philadelphia
Authority for Industrial Development for
planning-related minutes and resolutions. The
agency had denied the request, stating that it
"possesses no public records that fit these
descriptions." Read
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Denied: Non-existent records responsive to questions
April 20, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections that
consisted of 16 questions relating to inmate
population. The DOC had provided records in
response to five of the questions, but stated
records in response to the other 11 questions did
not exist. Read
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Granted: Volunteer fire company meeting minutes
April 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for the Frystown (Bethel
Township) volunteer fire company's meeting
minutes from April 1996 through present. The fire
company had denied the request, saying it is not
subject to the Right to Know Law. Read
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Denied: Personnel file, although school district failed to comply
April 17, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Wilkes-Barre Area School District for a former
employee's personnel file. The district failed to
respond to the initial request and to subsequent
inquiries from the Office of Open Records.
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Denied: Records not in agency's possession; OOR asks agency to help requester
April 17, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, handled by the
Department of State, for oaths of office for
three judges. The department said it did not have
the records requested; the Office of Open Records
asked the department to direct the requester to
the proper agency. Read
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Denied: Wildlife sanctuary report as criminal investigation record
April 17, 2009
Denied: A request for a
Pennsylvania Game Commission inspection report,
which had been denied as a criminal investigative
record. Read
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Granted: Multiple requests denied by township as 'disruptive'
April 17, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Requests to Newtown Township
seeking various financial records and manuals.
The Office of Open Records found that the
township willfully refused to respond to the
requests without good cause and failed to comply
with the Right to Know Law. Read
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Denied: Minutes of Philadephia council meeting that don't exist
April 17, 2009
Denied: Minutes of a meeting of
Philadelphia City Council, which the city said do
not exist. Read
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Denied: Request for names of recipients of PEMA goods/services
April 17, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the
names of those receiving equipment and services
purchased with Homeland Security grant funds from
2005-2008. Read
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Denied: Request seeking answers to questions, not documents
April 17, 2009
Denied: Three requests that
sought answers to questions rather than
requesting public records. Read
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Denied: Minutes reflecting a school board decision not made
April 15, 2009
Denied: Request for minutes
reflecting a Lakeland School District decision to
implement a policy. The district initially
responded with a form letter checked to indicate
that the record did not exist in the format
request, but later attested the school board did
not act upon a policy, as outlined in the
request. Read
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Denied: Request to put school procedures in writing
April 14, 2009
Denied: Request for specific
policies of the Bermudian Springs School District
that the district said do not exist in writing.
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Denied: Appeal that request not fully granted
April 14, 2009
Denied: An appeal based on the
requester's belief that he did not receive a
complete response to his request for contact
information for Williamsport city employees.
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Denied: Executor's request for deceased's social services records
April 13, 2009
Denied: A request to Allegheny
County from the executor of a woman's estate for
all county records pertaining to the deceased.
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Granted: Access for requester to inspect and copy
April 13, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Department of
Corrections for records about claims and
settlements, which the DOC granted but required
prepayment of an estimated $8,750. Read
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Denied: Water testing reports as investigative records
April 13, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
water testing for Gilbertsville from Montgomery
County. The county had denied the request citing
the exemption for investigative records.
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Granted: Access to records potentially burdensome to retrieve
April 13, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to Penndel Borough for
records about code enforcement activity and
training received by the borough's code
enforcement officer. Read
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Granted: State university foundation's donation information
April 10, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to East Stroudsburg
University for donor information and minutes of
meetings held by the East Stroudsburg University
Foundation. The Office of Open Records granted
access to donaton information, with donors names
redacted, as information from a third-party
contractor performing a governmental function.
The minutes of the foundation's meetings were
denied. Read
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Granted: 20 requests for school district email, correspondence
April 10, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Thirty-six requests to the
Methacton School District for emails and letters
to or from school board members and/or staff
concerning district business and activities. The
Office of Open Records found that the school
district did not prove that any of the requests
were exempt as predecisional deliberations, but
also cautioned the requester about his voluminous
and duplicative request.
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Denied: Recording of a meeting that was never made
April 09, 2009
Denied: A request for an audio
or video recording of the Feb. 24, 2009, meeting
of the Housing Authority of Chester County. The
agency meeting was not recorded, so the requested
record does not exist. Read
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Denied/Affirmed: Request for records subject to a court order
April 08, 2009
Denied/Affirmed: A request for
records from the Erie County Office of Children
and Youth for records from a third-party
contractor. The Office of Open Records denied the
request upon being informed the requester and the
records were the subject of a court order
preventing disclosure. Read
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Granted: Supporting documentation for school enrollment projections
April 08, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for records from the
Methacton School District. The Office of Open
Records granted access to supporting
documentation for school enrollment projections,
saying the district did not prove these documents
were exempt as internal, predecisional
deliberations. Read
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Granted: Access to building plans and non-complaint correspondence
April 06, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for all records related
to a residential development in the Plymouth
Township zoning/code enforcement office,
specifically applications for building permits;
copies of permits; plans submitted for review
with reviewers comments; field inspection logs;
all correspondence to the office, with responses;
violation notices; certificates of occupancy; and
any other documents in these files. Read
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Denied/Affirmed: Names of people who complained about requester's property
April 03, 2009
Denied: A request for zoning
enforcement records identifying individuals who
communicated with Plymouth Township regarding
proceedings against the requester's property.
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Denied: School records protected by FERPA
April 03, 2009
Denied: A request for school
test records used to determine student
eligibility for the Methacton School District's
gifted program, with identifying information
redacted. Read
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Granted: Request for DEP records to be copied and mailed
April 03, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Requests for records related to
certain properties and the provision of
water/sewer in Berks County. Read
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Granted: Access to records of fire company as a local agency
April 03, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to Morris Township and
the Morris Township Fire Company for five types
of documents related to the operation of the fire
company. The township had denied the request
based on non-possession, and the fire company had
denied access by saying it was not subject to the
Right to Know Law. Read
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Granted: 911 logs, after county's citation of old law
April 02, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to Susquehanna County
seeking 911 incident time logs relating to
natural gas-related incidents in Dimock. The
county had denied the request, noting the release
of the information was not in the public
interest. Read
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Denied: Request to PennDOT for complaints about bridge
April 02, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
copies of complaints regarding a specific
railroad bridge in Berks County. PennDOT had
denied the request, stating the reports are
exempt from release as part of a non-criminal
investigation. Read
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Denied: Appeal for judicial oaths, bonds State Dept. doesn't have
April 02, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of State for copies of
bonds and oaths of office for four named judges.
The department had issued a denial of the
request, stating the records requested are not in
its possession. Read
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Denied: Dam failure reports as part of non-criminal investigation
April 01, 2009
Denied: A request for four
reports about a dam failure at Ryerson Station
State Park. The Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources had denied the request, stating
that the reports were part of an ongoing
non-criminal investigation and also involve
pre-decisional deliberations of the agency.
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Denied: Records of social services provided to requester
April 01, 2009
Denied: Request for records of
services provided to the requester by the Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation. The Department of
Labor & Industry had denied the records
citing the exemption of the Right to Know Law
which protects information about a recipient of
social services. Read
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Denied: Disciplinary report list that Dept. of State doesn't maintain
April 01, 2009
Denied: A request seeking
disciplinary reports against health providers for
failure to report drivers impaired by a medical
condition. The Bureau of Professional and
Occupational Affairs of the Department of State
told the requester it did not maintain a list of
disciplinary actions. Read
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Denied: Township oaths of office which don't exist
April 01, 2009
Denied: A request to Salem
Township for the oaths of office for the township
secretary and solicitor, a request that the
township failed to respond to properly, and was
therefore deemed denied. Read
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Denied: Request to State Police for arrest photo
April 01, 2009
Denied: A request for an arrest
photograph from the Pennsylvania State Police.
The PSP had denied the request, saying the
photograph was exempt from disclosure as a
criminal investigative record and also protected
by the Criminal History Record Information Act.
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Denied: Predecisional budget figures not 'deliberated'
March 30, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Northampton Area School District for 2009-10
figures in the district's preliminary budget
documents. The denial was based on the fact the
figures were protected as predecisional
information.
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Denied: Parolee records protected by another law
March 27, 2009
Denied: Request for a copy of
parole records, specifically a negative
recommendation made by a trial judge and
prosecuting attorney. Read
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Granted: Certified copy of mortgage license
March 25, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the Pennsylvania
Department of Banking for certified copies of an
individual's mortgage licenses and
certifications. Read
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Denied: Request asked questions, didn't seek records
March 25, 2009
Denied: A request to the borough
of Churchill that sought answers to three
questions but did not seek records. Read
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Denied: Draft of school district policy presented to quorum
March 23, 2009
Denied: A draft policy that was
distributed to members of the
Blairsville-Saltsburg school board for approval
at a public meeting. Read
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Granted: Redacted third-party payroll records
March 23, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for certified payroll
records from a third-party contractor from Pocono
Mountain School District was granted, with only
the Social Security numbers redacted.
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Granted: Full time-response report for 911 calls
March 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to York County for data
about emergency/ambulance calls. Read
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Denied: The times of arson fires under investigation
March 20, 2009
Denied: A request to the city of
Coatesville for a list of times of fires ruled
arsons in 2008. The city had provided the dates
and locations of the fires. Read
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Denied: Request sought answers to questions, not records
March 20, 2009
Denied: A request submitted to
the Department of Labor & Industry regarding
a Wage Payment and Collection Claim, which
consisted primarily of questions, rather than a
request for records. Read
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Denied: Copies of emails that do not exist
March 19, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
emails that the Department of Labor &
Industry attested do not exist. Read
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Denied: Labor & Industry appropriately responded to request
March 19, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for records related to
the employment of statisticians by the Department
of Labor & Industry. Read
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Denied: Borough action on non-criminal complaints
March 19, 2009
Denied: A request for records on
non-criminal complaints from Glen Rock Borough.
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Denied: Personnel records of discharged employees
March 19, 2009
Denied: A request for personnel
records reflecting the discharge of six Antrim
Township employees. Read
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Denied: Records protected by another state law
March 19, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Aging for reports that are
protected by the state's Older Adults Protective
Services Act. Read
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Denied: DNA evidence related to requester's conviction
March 18, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Corrections seeking DNA evidence
related to the requester's conviction.
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Denied: Transcripts of 911 calls
March 16, 2009
Denied: A request for a copy of
transcripts of 911 calls, which are specifically
exempt from release under the Right to Know Law.
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Denied: Request for investigative report, not incident report
March 16, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for investigative
reports relating to a trailer theft. The PSP
denied the reports, citing the exception the
allows investigative records to be withheld.
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Denied: Parole file letter not in agency's possession
March 13, 2009
Denied: A man's request for a
copy of a 2005 letter from his parole file from
the Pennsylvania Board of Parole and Probation,
because the agency did not have the letter.
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Granted: Board of Nursing program approval documents
March 13, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to the state Board of
Nursing of the Department of State, seeking four
types of records related to a nurse education
program. Read
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Granted: County emails related to WIB
March 13, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request made to Luzerne County
for email records involving the
Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board,
Inc. Read
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Denied: Foster children injury reports and citations
March 13, 2009
Denied: Reports of injuries
received by children living in foster homes not
licensed by the Department of Public Welfare, and
any citations issued. Read
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Denied: Electronic school plans from architect
March 12, 2009
Denied: A request to obtain an
electronic copy of proposed school plans from an
architect contracted by the Unionville-Chadds
Ford School District. Read
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Denied: Student rosters, team plans, parent names/addresses
March 11, 2009
Denied: A request for three
types of records from the Pen Argyl School
District: Student rosters for all classes taught
by a specific teacher during Fall 2008 and Spring
2009; team improvement plans for basketball and
baseball coaches; and the names and addresses for
each parent or guardian with a child attending
school in the district. Read
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Granted: Emails to or from township supervisors
March 11, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Seven requests for emails to or
from the Worcester Township supervisors. The
township, in denying the request entirely, stated
that some of the emails were insufficiently
described to enable it to respond, and that the
others did not constitute public records, were
not in the township's possession or were
privileged. Read
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Dismissed/Denied: Police record requests must be appealed to D.A.
March 09, 2009
Dismissed in part and denied in
part: A request to the Allegheny County
Police Department seeking a number of records and
documents surrounding various police incidents,
investigations and officers. Read
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Granted: Township records from tax collector
March 09, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for printouts of current
tax lien information on a single property in Penn
Township. Read
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Denied: Tax information requiring compilation of record
March 09, 2009
Denied: Four requests seeking
two types of real estate tax information with
regard to 24 parcels in Springfield Township.
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Granted: Worcester Twp. supervisor emails
March 05, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: Seven requests for emails to or
from the Worcester Township supervisors.
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Denied: Inmate's claim that access to records denied
March 05, 2009
Denied: An inmate's claim that
although he had been granted access to records he
requested from the Department of Corrections, he
was in effect denied because he could neither
inspect the records in person nor afford to pay
$49 for a copy of the documents to be mailed to
him. Read
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Denied: Internet, IM logs not in existence
March 04, 2009
Denied: A request for internet
and instant message records from Wattsburg
Borough, which attested the records did not
exist. Read
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Denied: Unredacted township management report
March 04, 2009
Denied: A request for an
unredacted version of a township operations
management report prepared by consultants for
Antrim Township. Read
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Denied: Tax forms that township says it doesn't have
March 02, 2009
Denied: Request made to
Shrewsbury Township for tax forms, based on the
township' s assertion that it does not have the
records requested. Read
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Denied: Employee's request for own personnel records
March 02, 2009
Denied: A public employee's
request for his own personnel records.
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Granted: Copies of zoning maps
March 02, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for documents related to
a Pittsburgh development. Read
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Denied: Records about requester not in sheriff's possession
February 25, 2009
Denied: A request for records
from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office naming
the requester and a specific police incident
number. Read
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Denied: Request for statistics that don't exist
February 25, 2009
Denied: A request from Dauphin
County for a record showing the number of black
versus white defendants receiving a certain
sentence, because the record does not exist.
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Denied: Explanatory document that doesn't exist
February 23, 2009
Denied: A request for an
explanation of sewer fees. The Office of Open
Records agreed with the township that it was not
obligated to create such a document since none
existed. Read
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Denied: Access to PennDOT electronic document system
February 20, 2009
Denied: A request for access to
a non-public area of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation's electronic document
management system. Read
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Denied: Building inspection report as non-criminal investigation
February 19, 2009
Denied: A request for a building
inspection report, based on the exemption dealing
with non-criminal investigations. Read
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Denied: Records that DPW attested no longer exist
February 19, 2009
Denied: A request for records
which the state Department of Public Welfare
attested no longer existed. Read
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