My blog post on FOIAs, executive function, Alan Turing, avoiding propaganda

[Douglas Lucas]

Thanks coderman!

On 6/16/21 1:32 AM, coderman wrote:
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> On Monday, June 14, 2021 3:50 AM, Douglas Lucas <dal at riseup.net> wrote:
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>> Anyway, this latest entry to my blog is at:
>> https://douglaslucas.com/blog/2021/06/13/foias-executive-function/
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> hello Doug!
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> you mention,
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>> Now I’m confronting the confusing question of whether I can appeal
>> them at all, since some laws/policies require appeals to be filed
>> within, say, 90 days of the adverse determination. I’ve missed many
>> of those deadlines, and I’m currently trying to figure out if I
>> have to start completely over with brand new filings on the same
>> subject matters. But then, can’t the agency just say the new filing
>> is denied because it’s identical to the past filing that was
>> denied? Yet would that still open up a new 90-day window for an
>> appeal? In any case, I don’t want to end up waiting years and years
>> again between my new request and the new adverse determination.
>> I’ll ask the MuckRock experts for help on appealing.
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> 
> i am in the same boat, and in fact there is a long record of federal
> agencies using silent denials ("we sent it, we promise") to force the
> timeout on appeals for denied requests.
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> you will have to submit a *new* request, which will be denied, and
> you'll want to watch it, because again, they don't always send proper
> notifications.
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> once you see the denial come across, file the appeal, and
> specifically state how their claimed exemptions don't apply. E.g.
> this is in the public interest, this subject is no longer sensitive,
> etc.
> 
> good luck! :)
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> best regards,
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