Record not in possession
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: 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: 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: 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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Granted: Records on township commissioners' personal PCs
August 21, 2009
Granted: A request for emails
and other correspondence of two York Township
commissioners. 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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Granted: Lackawanna Co. prison pharmacy records from contractor
August 12, 2009
Granted: A request for an
unredacted contract and a three-year financial
accounting for the pharmacy at the Lackawanna
County Prison. 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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Granted: Property tax status documents from township
August 06, 2009
Granted: A request to Middletown
Township for printouts of current tax year
information and payment status for three
properties. The township had denied possession of
the records, saying they were available only from
the tax office. 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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Granted: Hatboro electric study in possession of council v.p.
August 04, 2009
Granted: A request to the
borough of Hatboro for copies of an electric
study. The borough initially denied the request
by saying the borough did not have a copy of the
study, but later acknowledged it was in the
possession of the council vice president.
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Granted: Supervisor's presentation which township denied was public record
July 24, 2009
Granted: A request for a copy of
a PowerPoint presentation on the Mount Joy
Township budget created by a supervisor. The
township had denied the request, saying the
presentation was not a public record because it
had no “official” purpose, was on the
supervisor’s personal computer and not in the
township’s possession. 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: 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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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: 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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Granted: Supervisor emails concerning nominations
July 08, 2009
Granted: A request for emails to
or from Worcester Township supervisors concerning
nominations to appointed positions in the
township. Read
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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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Granted: Tax records from Springfield School District
June 19, 2009
Granted: A request for tax
information for 10 properties from the
Springfield School District. The district had
denied the request, stating it was not in
possession of the tax records and that it was not
required to create them. 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: 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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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: 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: 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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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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Granted/Affirmed: Concession bids submitted to contractor managing public stadium
May 06, 2009
Granted/Affirmed: A request
seeking names and bids submitted to SWB Yankees
LLC for a concessionaire contract at PNC Field.
The records had been denied by the Multi-Purpose
Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County, which
said it did not have possession of the records
and that they were not related to a governmental
function. The OOR’s decision was affirmed by the
Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas.
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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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Granted: Auctioned abandoned vehicle information from PennDOT
April 29, 2009
Granted: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for
information about all abandoned vehicles sold at
auction by a Reading towing company in 2006.
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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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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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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: 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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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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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: 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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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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