Dismissed
2009 FINAL DETERMINATION SUMMARIES

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 More...

Misdirected: Appeal on request for legislative records

August 20, 2009
Dismissed: An appeal to the Office of Open Records on a request for records from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Republican Caucus, which must be appealed to the Legislature’s appeals officer. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal made before township response due

August 19, 2009
Dismissed as premature: An appeal filed on a request to Covington Township, which the Office of Open Records determined as being filed before the deadline for the township’s response had passed. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal filed although records were provided

August 13, 2009
Dismissed as moot: A request to the Pike County Board of Elections for an electronic copy of a candidate’s campaign finance report. The board provided the report by fax, as no electronic copy existed. Read More...

Misdirected: Appeal to OOR on county court records request

August 13, 2009
Misdirected: An appeal to the Office of Open Records over Huntingdon County court records, over which the OOR has no jurisdiction. Read More...

Misdirected: Appeal over Philadelphia Court records

August 13, 2009
Dismissed as misdirected: An appeal to the Office of Open Records over a request for sentencing records from the Philadelphia County Clerk of Courts. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal filed prematurely

August 12, 2009
Dismissed: An appeal on a request for records from the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole that was filed prematurely. Read More...

Misdirected: Appeal on denial of Bradford law enforcement records

August 12, 2009
Dismissed as misdirected: An appeal to the Office of Open Records that should have been filed with the Bradford County District Attorney’s Office, as it involves a request for law enforcement records from the city of Bradford. Read More...

Dismissed: An appeal submitted four months after denial

August 11, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal on a request for records from the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. The requester told the Office of Open Records that his request for records was made April 9, 2009, and that the agency failed to reply. The OOR noted, however, that the appeal was not submitted until Aug. 11. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal when requester failed to attest to validity of denial envelope's postmark

August 02, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal on a request for records from the Philadelphia School District, dismissed as untimely by the Office of Open Records. Read More...

Misdirected: Appeal over law enforcement records that should have gone to DA's Office

July 31, 2009
Dismissed as misdirected: An appeal filed with the Office of Open Records that should have been filed with the Philadelphia County District Attorney’s Office, as it involves a request for law enforcement records. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on request made under old law

July 20, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal to the Office of Open Records which was submitted based on a Right to Know request made Dec. 1, 2008, before the new Right to Know Law took effect. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on Tioga County request not filed in time

July 20, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal to the Office of Open Records over a Tioga County request which was not submitted within the 15 day time limit. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on request the DOC had granted

July 17, 2009
Dismissed as moot: An appeal on a request for records from the Department of Corrections, to which the requester asserted the agency had failed to respond. Read More...

Dismissed: Premature appeal on request to Interboro School District

July 15, 2009
Dismissed: An appeal relating to records requested from the Interboro School District, with the Office of Open Records dismissed as being premature. Read More...

Dismissed: An appeal based on requests made under old law

July 15, 2009
Dismissed as invalid: An appeal to the Office of Open Records which was submitted based on a requests made to agencies before the new Right to Know Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2009. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on Banks Twp request that was premature

July 13, 2009
Dismissed: A premature appeal to the Office of Open Records on records requested from Banks Township Municipal Authority. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on Mt. Lebanon Township request not filed in time

July 08, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal to the Office of Open Records which was not submitted within the 15 day time limit. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal on DOC request not filed in time

July 06, 2009
Dismissed as untimely: An appeal to the Office of Open Records which was not submitted within the 15 day time limit. Read More...

Misdirected: Police department records appeal should go to D.A.

July 06, 2009
Misdirected: The Office of Open Records noted that an appeal it received over a denial of records from the Reading Township Police Department should have been submitted to the Right to Know Law appeals officer appointed by the Adams County District Attorney. Read More...

Dismissed: Appeal after Dept. of Corrections provided information sought

July 02, 2009
Dismissed as moot: An appeal over records requested from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, after the request was clarified and the records were provided. Read More...

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 More...

Dismissed: Appeal by school director on denial of information, not an RTK request

April 29, 2009
Dismissed: An appeal to the Office of Open Records, made by a member of the East Stroudsburg Area School District school board who had repeatedly requested information from the district administration about the district's legal bills. Read More...

Dismissed: Requester's premature appeal

April 06, 2009
Dismissed: A premature appeal over a request for records from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for records involving payments made into the CAT Fund for five vehicles. Read More...

Dismissed: Employee resumes provided after appeal filed

March 12, 2009
From the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition

Dismissed: A request for copies of resumes/applications for all current Borough of White Haven personnel. The borough initially denied the request. After the requester appealed to the Office of Open Records, the borough provided copies of all the requested documents, making the appeal moot.

Meier - White Haven Borough -- AP 2009-0068

Dismissed: Plat records provided after appeal filed

March 12, 2009
Dismissed: An appeal of a request for documents from the Philadelphia Planning Commission, as the records were provided after the appeal was filed. Read More...

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 More...