City of Charlottesville responds to out-of-state FOIA request from non-media requester...






Emails released through a Freedom of Information Act request show that the City of Charlottesville responded to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by an out-of-state requester in January of this year. The request was submitted by a Paralegal on behalf of an Attorney operating in the State of Pennsylvania. The specifics of the request have been redacted. Brian Wheeler, the FOIA Manager for the City of Charlottesville forwarded the request to Charlottesville Police Department FOIA Manager Tyler Hawn and advised that a response was due to the request by Monday, January 28, 2019. At no point in the chain of emails released was the requester asked to verify residency or status as a member of the media. 








Although no documents were provided to the requester, the response raises serious questions about the denial of a Freedom of Information request to this author weeks ago. It is unclear at this time how the City of Charlottesville can justify denying a request made by one out-of-state requester and fulfill a request made by another. 









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