Dept. of State
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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: Emails about requester's application for real estate license
April 13, 2009
Granted: Unredacted emails
related to the requester's unsuccessful license
application to the Real Estate Commission. The
Department of State had denied access to the
emails, citing the predecisional deliberative,
personal security, public safety and criminal
investigative exceptions. 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: 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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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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