Voluminous requests
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
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Granted: State police policy on motor vehicle stops
July 20, 2009
Granted: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for records relating to
procedures to be followed when stopping and
searching a motor vehicle and seizing property.
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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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Granted: Township records from tax collector
June 19, 2009
Granted: A request for tax
records for 10 properties from Springfield
Township. The township had denied the records,
saying it was not required to create record, that
it did not have the authority to release the
records, and that real estate tax records don't
fall under the purview of the township.
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Granted: Access to Chester charter school financial records
May 08, 2009
Granted: A request for copies of
financial reports involving the Chester Community
Charter School and Charter School Management. The
district had partially granted and partially
denied the request, invoking a number of
exemptions. 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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Granted: Access to voluminous tax sale records not compiled
April 23, 2009
Granted: A request to the
Philadelphia Sheriff's Office seeking records
showing excess proceeds resulting from mortgage
and tax foreclosure sales. The sheriff's office
had denied the request, saying it does not
maintain centralized records containing excess
sale proceeds, and that it was not required to
create or compile a record that didn't exist.
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Granted: State Police procedures about use of dash cameras
April 22, 2009
Granted: A request made to the
Pennsylvania State Police seeking procedure
records relating to dash camera usage, retention
and copying. The PSP had denied the request,
saying the requester cited the old Right to Know
Law, and that the request was not specific enough
to determine what records were being sought.
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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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