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Document Information
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Legal correspondence / foia appeal letter
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Summary
This is a letter dated August 19, 2015, from attorney Martin G. Weinberg to the DOJ's Office of Information Policy, appealing on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein regarding the FBI's slow processing of a FOIA request. Weinberg argues that the FBI is failing to meet its statutory obligations, noting that only two batches of documents have been produced in over two years from a file exceeding 12,000 pages, and projecting that at the current pace, the file won't be fully processed until 2025. The letter references previous correspondence with FBI Liaison Dennis Argall and requests the OIP to compel the FBI to comply promptly.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Martin G. Weinberg | Attorney |
Sender of the letter, representing Jeffrey Epstein
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| Melanie Ann Pustay | Director of Office of Information Policy |
Recipient of the letter
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| Sean R. O’Neill | Chief, Administrative Appeals Staff |
Recipient of the letter
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Subject of the FOIA request and client of Martin Weinberg
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| Dennis Argall | FBI FOIPA Public Liaison Officer |
Recipient of previous letters mentioned in the text
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Martin G. Weinberg, P.C. |
Law firm sending the letter
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| Office of Information Policy (OIP) |
Department receiving the appeal
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| United States Department of Justice |
Parent agency of OIP
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| FBI |
Agency possessing the records
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| House Oversight |
Referenced in the Bates stamp footer
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Timeline (4 events)
December 16, 2014
Locations (2)
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Sender's address
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Recipient's address
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Relationships (2)
Weinberg is filing the appeal on behalf of Epstein regarding his FOIA request.
Identified as FBI FOIPA Public Liaison Officer.
Key Quotes (4)
"At this pace, the FBI will not complete the processing Mr. Epstein’s file until 2025."Source
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"A citizen should not have to wait over a decade for an agency to meet its FOIA obligations."Source
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"the FBI has declined to meet its statutory obligations in providing Freedom of Information Act mandated disclosures relating to the above-numbered request without unreasonable delay."Source
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"out of a file that exceeds 12,000 pages."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,147 characters)
MARTIN G. WEINBERG, P.C.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ATTORNEY AT LAW
20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
FAX
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
NIGHT EMERGENCY
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
August 19, 2015
Via Certified Mail
Melanie Ann Pustay
Director of Office of Information Policy
Sean R. O’Neill
Chief, Administrative Appeals Staff
Office of Information Policy
United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050
1425 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Melanie Ann Pustay
Director of Office of Information Policy
Sean R. O’Neill
Chief, Administrative Appeals Staff
Office of Information Policy
United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050
1425 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
RE: FBI Request No 1203982-001/ DOJ OIP Appeal AP-2013-01397 (Jeffrey Epstein)
Dear Ms. Pustay and Mr. O’Neill:
On March 29, 2013, the OIP determined that the FBI could not rely on 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A) as a basis to withhold all records of past investigations regarding Mr. Epstein’s prior FBI FOIA request. On April 25, 2013, the FBI reopened the above-numbered FOIA request and stated that it had started its processing and searching for responsive records. On June 24, 2013, the FBI was informed that Mr. Epstein would pay the costs of copying. At present, 27 ½ months after the FBI started to process Mr. Epstein’s FOIA request, Mr. Epstein has received just two “batches,” the first numbering 372 pages (including redactions) that was produced on December 16, 2014, and the second “batch” numbering 336 pages that was produced 5 ½ months later on May 29, 2015, out of a file that exceeds 12,000 pages. The processing of a third “batch” of documents will not begin until, at earliest, October, 2015, see infra. At this pace, the FBI will not complete the processing Mr. Epstein’s file until 2025. A citizen should not have to wait over a decade for an agency to meet its FOIA obligations. As documented below – and within the May 1, 2015, and August 13, 2015, letters to Mr. Dennis Argall, FBI FOIPA Public Liaison Officer, each of which are attached – the FBI has declined to meet its statutory obligations in providing Freedom of Information Act mandated disclosures relating to the above-numbered request without unreasonable delay. Accordingly, I appeal to the OIP to require the FBI to comply with its March 29, 2013, determination in a reasonably prompt manner.
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