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Cityof Dallas
January I,20ll
SteveThompson
stevethompson dallasnews.com
Re: Request or an OpenRecordsDecision
Dear Mr. Thompson:
This letter responds o your open records request receivedby the City of Dallas ("City") on
January9,2011, for all existing documentation, ncluding but not limited to, notesrelated o theDallas Police Department investigation into an incident on January 2, 20lI at 1934 Argyle
Avenue. The requesteddocumentshave been sent to the Attorney Generalfor an open records
decisionregarding heir release.A copy of the letter to the Attorney General s enclosed or your
information.
If you have any questionsregarding this matter pleasecontact me or Assistant City Attomey
MichaelBostic at 214-67 -3519.
Sincerely, /
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44,ffiWARREN M. S. ERNST
Chief of the GeneralCounselDivision
Attachments
(with Exhibit A only)
ThomasP. Perkins,Jr., City Attomey
HeatherSilver, AssistantCity Attorney
Michael Bostic, AssistantCity Attomey
Jeri Carter.Public Information Office
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Januaryl,20tl
HonorableGregAbbott
Attomey Generalof Texas
300W. 15thStreet
ClementsBuilding, 12thFloor
P.O.Box L2548
Austin,Texas78711
Re: Requestor anOpenRecordsDecision
DearAttorneYGeneralAbbott:
By e-mail datedJanuaryg,20ll, SteveThompsonhasrequested ll existingdocumentation'
#r"61,! but not limitedto, notes elated o thebuttar PoliceDepartment'snvestigationnto an
incidentonJanuary2,2o||at|g34ArgyleAvenue,ExhibitA.
Thisoffice s responsibleor representinghe egal nterests f thecity of Dallas("city")' In our
opinion, therequestednformationmayu-""*".pt
from requiredpublic disclosureunderSection
552.101of the public InformationAct, chapier 552,TexasGovemmentcode (the "Act").
under Section 552.30rof the Act, this office now seeksyour determinationaboutwhether hisinformation s exempt rom disclosure'
we believe that the information in Exhibit B may be excepted rom-disclos're underSection
ss2.l1rof theAct which exempts rom disclosure informationconsideredo beconfidentialby
law,eitherconstitutional, tatutory, r by judicial decision."Section552.101of theAct protects
from public disclosure nformation coming withln the.common law right of privacy' To be
within the common aw right of privacy, the information must (l) contain highly intimate9r
embarrassingacts about-a
person's prinurc affairs such that its release would be highly
objectionabreo a reasonable ersonand (2) be of no legitimate congeqr o the public. open
RecordsDecisionNo. 56g (lggg) at 6g5. The information n Exhibit B consistsof personal
information hatwebelievemaybeprotectedby thecornmon aw right ofprivacy andwouldbe
of no interesto thePublic'
we havealso ncludedcopiesof two newspaperarticlesrelating to the incident, Exhibit c' we
seekyourdecisionashow to proceedn this matter'
Cityof Dallas
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HonorableGregAbbott
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If you have any questions egarding his matter,pleasecontactme or Assistantcity Attorney
MichaelBosticat 214.670.3519'
RespectfullY ubmitted,,/ ,
%*puf "UWARRENM. S.ERNST
Chiefof theGeneralCounselDivision
Attachments
c: (with Exhibit A onlY)ThomasP.Perkins,Jr.,CitYAttomeY
HeatherSilver,AssistantCity Attorney
MichaelBostic,AssistantCity Attorney
JeriCarter,Public InformationOffice
SteveThomPson
stevethompson @dallasnews'com
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From: Thompson, teve [maiho:[email protected]]SenE SundaY,anuary 9,20111:01PM
To: OpenRecordssubject: 1934ARGYTEVE
f,d ke o request ll existing ocumentationf the Dallas olice nvestigationntoan ncident nJan'22oL1'
at 1g34ARGYLEVE. hesewould nclude, ut not be imited o, anynotesakenbyofficers ndpolhe
officials egardinghe case'
Thanks,
Steve hompson
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