[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Fw: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer andPat Cannon

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Thu Apr 21 20:00:26 UTC 2011


This is funny in a sad sort of way. Note this is the Director of Michigan 
Protection and Advocy Services...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "ELMER CERANO" <ECERANO at mpas.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer andPat 
Cannon


>I know. Please note the ADA violation (surcharge for accommodations) 
>herein, which are numerous violations of the ADA, subparte e, 
>communications by the Michigan Commission for the Blind that I've 
>documented over the years with MPAS with no action taken.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ELMER CERANO" <ECERANO at mpas.org>
> To: "joe Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer andPat 
> Cannon
>
>
> Mr. Harcz,
>
> I recieved your FOIA request for personnel records for Mel Farmer and Pat 
> Cannon. Please be advised that neither of these two individuals were ever 
> employed by Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service Inc.
>
>
> Elmer L. Cerano
>
>>>> "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net> 4/19/2011 8:04:13 AM >>>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: joe harcz Comcast
> To: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer and Pat 
> Cannon
>
>
> Again, sir this is from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title 
> II regulations which apply to all entities of State and local government. 
> As I've sent them to you before in toto I assume that your violations are 
> chronic, pervasive, and deliberate acts of discrimination with malice and 
> forethought.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>
>
> § 35.130 General prohibitions against discrimination
>
>
>
> (a) No qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of 
> disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of 
> the services,
>
> programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to 
> discrimination by any public entity.
>
>
>
> (b)(1) A public entity, in providing any aid, benefit, or service, may 
> not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, on 
> the basis
>
> of disability --
>
>
>
> (i) Deny a qualified individual with a disability the opportunity to 
> participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;
>
>
>
> (ii) Afford a qualified individual with a disability an opportunity to 
> participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not 
> equal to
>
> that afforded others;
>
>
>
> (iii) Provide a qualified individual with a disability with an aid, 
> benefit, or service that is not as effective in affording equal 
> opportunity to obtain
>
> the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of 
> achievement as that provided to others;
>
>
>
> (iv) Provide different or separate aids, benefits, or services to 
> individuals with disabilities or to any class of individuals with 
> disabilities than is
>
> provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide qualified 
> individuals with disabilities with aids, benefits, or services that are as 
> effective
>
> as those provided to others;
>
>
>
> (v) Aid or perpetuate discrimination against a qualified individual with a 
> disability by providing significant assistance to an agency, organization, 
> or
>
> person that discriminates on the basis of disability in providing any aid, 
> benefit, or service to beneficiaries of the public entity's program;
>
>
>
> (vi) Deny a qualified individual with a disability the opportunity to 
> participate as a member of planning or advisory boards;
>
>
>
> (vii) Otherwise limit a qualified individual with a disability in the 
> enjoyment of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by 
> others receiving
>
> the aid, benefit, or service.
>
>
>
> (2) A public entity may not deny a qualified individual with a disability 
> the opportunity to participate in services, programs, or activities that 
> are not
>
> separate or different, despite the existence of permissibly separate or 
> different programs or activities.
>
>
>
> (3) A public entity may not, directly or through contractual or other 
> arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration:
>
>
>
> (i) That have the effect of subjecting qualified individuals with 
> disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability;
>
>
>
> (ii) That have the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially 
> impairing accomplishment of the objectives of the public entity's program 
> with respect
>
> to individuals with disabilities; or
>
>
>
> (iii) That perpetuate the discrimination of another public entity if both 
> public entities are subject to common administrative control or are 
> agencies of
>
> the same State.
>
>
>
> (4) A public entity may not, in determining the site or location of a 
> facility, make selections --
>
>
>
> (i) That have the effect of excluding individuals with disabilities from, 
> denying them the benefits of, or otherwise subjecting them to 
> discrimination;
>
> or
>
>
>
> (ii) That have the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially 
> impairing the accomplishment of the objectives of the service, program, or 
> activity with
>
> respect to individuals with disabilities.
>
>
>
> (5) A public entity, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not 
> use criteria that subject qualified individuals with disabilities to 
> discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability.
>
>
>
> (6) A public entity may not administer a licensing or certification 
> program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with disabilities 
> to discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability, nor may a public entity establish requirements 
> for the programs or activities of licensees or certified entities that 
> subject
>
> qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of 
> disability. The programs or activities of entities that are licensed or 
> certified
>
> by a public entity are not, themselves, covered by this part.
>
>
>
> (7) A public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, 
> practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid 
> discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability, unless the public entity can demonstrate that 
> making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the 
> service,
>
> program, or activity.
>
>
>
> (8) A public entity shall not impose or apply eligibility criteria that 
> screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or any 
> class of
>
> individuals with disabilities from fully and equally enjoying any service, 
> program, or activity, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary 
> for
>
> the provision of the service, program, or activity being offered.
>
>
>
> (c) Nothing in this part prohibits a public entity from providing 
> benefits, services, or advantages to individuals with disabilities, or to 
> a particular
>
> class of individuals with disabilities beyond those required by this part.
>
>
>
> (d) A public entity shall administer services, programs, and activities in 
> the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified 
> individuals
>
> with disabilities.
>
>
>
> (e)(1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an individual 
> with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, 
> or benefit
>
> provided under the ADA or this part which such individual chooses not to 
> accept.
>
>
>
> (2) Nothing in the Act or this part authorizes the representative or 
> guardian of an individual with a disability to decline food, water, 
> medical treatment,
>
> or medical services for that individual.
>
>
>
> (f) A public entity may not place a surcharge on a particular individual 
> with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover 
> the costs
>
> of measures, such as the provision of auxiliary aids or program 
> accessibility, that are required to provide that individual or group with 
> the nondiscriminatory
>
> treatment required by the Act or this part.
>
>
>
> (g) A public entity shall not exclude or otherwise deny equal services, 
> programs, or activities to an individual or entity because of the known 
> disability
>
> of an individual with whom the individual or entity is known to have a 
> relationship or association.
>
>
>
> (h) A public entity may impose legitimate safety requirements necessary 
> for the safe operation of its services, programs, or activities. However, 
> the public
>
> entity must ensure that its safety requirements are based on actual risks, 
> not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals 
> with
>
> disabilities.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> § 35.130 General prohibitions against discrimination
>
>
>
> (a) No qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of 
> disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of 
> the services,
>
> programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to 
> discrimination by any public entity.
>
>
>
> (b)(1) A public entity, in providing any aid, benefit, or service, may 
> not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, on 
> the basis
>
> of disability --
>
>
>
> (i) Deny a qualified individual with a disability the opportunity to 
> participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;
>
>
>
> (ii) Afford a qualified individual with a disability an opportunity to 
> participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not 
> equal to
>
> that afforded others;
>
>
>
> (iii) Provide a qualified individual with a disability with an aid, 
> benefit, or service that is not as effective in affording equal 
> opportunity to obtain
>
> the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to reach the same level of 
> achievement as that provided to others;
>
>
>
> (iv) Provide different or separate aids, benefits, or services to 
> individuals with disabilities or to any class of individuals with 
> disabilities than is
>
> provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide qualified 
> individuals with disabilities with aids, benefits, or services that are as 
> effective
>
> as those provided to others;
>
>
>
> (v) Aid or perpetuate discrimination against a qualified individual with a 
> disability by providing significant assistance to an agency, organization, 
> or
>
> person that discriminates on the basis of disability in providing any aid, 
> benefit, or service to beneficiaries of the public entity's program;
>
>
>
> (vi) Deny a qualified individual with a disability the opportunity to 
> participate as a member of planning or advisory boards;
>
>
>
> (vii) Otherwise limit a qualified individual with a disability in the 
> enjoyment of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by 
> others receiving
>
> the aid, benefit, or service.
>
>
>
> (2) A public entity may not deny a qualified individual with a disability 
> the opportunity to participate in services, programs, or activities that 
> are not
>
> separate or different, despite the existence of permissibly separate or 
> different programs or activities.
>
>
>
> (3) A public entity may not, directly or through contractual or other 
> arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration:
>
>
>
> (i) That have the effect of subjecting qualified individuals with 
> disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability;
>
>
>
> (ii) That have the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially 
> impairing accomplishment of the objectives of the public entity's program 
> with respect
>
> to individuals with disabilities; or
>
>
>
> (iii) That perpetuate the discrimination of another public entity if both 
> public entities are subject to common administrative control or are 
> agencies of
>
> the same State.
>
>
>
> (4) A public entity may not, in determining the site or location of a 
> facility, make selections --
>
>
>
> (i) That have the effect of excluding individuals with disabilities from, 
> denying them the benefits of, or otherwise subjecting them to 
> discrimination;
>
> or
>
>
>
> (ii) That have the purpose or effect of defeating or substantially 
> impairing the accomplishment of the objectives of the service, program, or 
> activity with
>
> respect to individuals with disabilities.
>
>
>
> (5) A public entity, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not 
> use criteria that subject qualified individuals with disabilities to 
> discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability.
>
>
>
> (6) A public entity may not administer a licensing or certification 
> program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with disabilities 
> to discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability, nor may a public entity establish requirements 
> for the programs or activities of licensees or certified entities that 
> subject
>
> qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of 
> disability. The programs or activities of entities that are licensed or 
> certified
>
> by a public entity are not, themselves, covered by this part.
>
>
>
> (7) A public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, 
> practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid 
> discrimination
>
> on the basis of disability, unless the public entity can demonstrate that 
> making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the 
> service,
>
> program, or activity.
>
>
>
> (8) A public entity shall not impose or apply eligibility criteria that 
> screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or any 
> class of
>
> individuals with disabilities from fully and equally enjoying any service, 
> program, or activity, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary 
> for
>
> the provision of the service, program, or activity being offered.
>
>
>
> (c) Nothing in this part prohibits a public entity from providing 
> benefits, services, or advantages to individuals with disabilities, or to 
> a particular
>
> class of individuals with disabilities beyond those required by this part.
>
>
>
> (d) A public entity shall administer services, programs, and activities in 
> the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified 
> individuals
>
> with disabilities.
>
>
>
> (e)(1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an individual 
> with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, 
> or benefit
>
> provided under the ADA or this part which such individual chooses not to 
> accept.
>
>
>
> (2) Nothing in the Act or this part authorizes the representative or 
> guardian of an individual with a disability to decline food, water, 
> medical treatment,
>
> or medical services for that individual.
>
>
>
> (f) A public entity may not place a surcharge on a particular individual 
> with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover 
> the costs
>
> of measures, such as the provision of auxiliary aids or program 
> accessibility, that are required to provide that individual or group with 
> the nondiscriminatory
>
> treatment required by the Act or this part.
>
>
>
> (g) A public entity shall not exclude or otherwise deny equal services, 
> programs, or activities to an individual or entity because of the known 
> disability
>
> of an individual with whom the individual or entity is known to have a 
> relationship or association.
>
>
>
> (h) A public entity may impose legitimate safety requirements necessary 
> for the safe operation of its services, programs, or activities. However, 
> the public
>
> entity must ensure that its safety requirements are based on actual risks, 
> not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals 
> with
>
> disabilities.
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
>  To: 'joe harcz Comcast'
>  Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 9:20 AM
>  Subject: RE: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer and Pat 
> Cannon
>
>
>  The difference in processing costs is because your March 27, 2011 request 
> for a copy of the records in Mr. Patrick Cannon's personnel file includes 
> the estimated labor and duplication costs for searching for, examining the 
> records to separate/redact exempt from nonexempt information, and 
> additional labor costs for processing each hard-copy page (about 500 
> pages) into the accessible format you requested.
>
>
>
>  Your April 5, 2011 request for Melvin Farmer's personnel file records 
> includes the processing costs of the estimated labor and duplicating costs 
> searching for, examining to separate/redact exempt from nonexempt records 
> from about 520 hard-copy pages in Mr. Farmer's file. As there was no 
> request in your April 5, 2011 request that these hard-copy pages be put 
> into an accessible format, there are no additional labor processing costs 
> involved.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>  Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 6:52 PM
>  To: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
>  Subject: Re: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer and Pat 
> Cannon
>
>
>
>  Dear Mr. Farmer,
>
>
>
>  A simple question here: Why in the world een if these costs are 
> legitimate would Patrick D. Cannon's file cost almost twice as much as 
> your file?
>
>
>
>  Oh, yes and why aren't his evaluations routinely made public on the State 
> of Michigan web site as the vote on them is indeed made public without the 
> details?
>
>
>
>  This is all kind of silly isn't it?
>
>
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>
>
>  Joe Harcz
>
>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>    From: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
>
>    To: 'joe harcz Comcast'
>
>    Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:11 AM
>
>    Subject: FW: FOIA's Requesting Personnel Records of Mel Farmer and Pat 
> Cannon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>    April 15, 2011 Sent by U.S. Mail and e-mail
>
> 
> (joeharcz at comcast.net)
>
>    Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz
>
>    1365 Mt. Morris Rd.
>
>    Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
>    RE: Freedom of Information Act Requests- Personnel Records
>
>
>
>    Dear Mr. Harcz:
>
>
>
>    This notice is in response to your March 27, 2011, March 31, 2011 and 
> April 5, 2011 emails (attached) requesting copies of public records under 
> the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., you 
> describe as the personnel files of Melvin Farmer, Jr., Patrick D. Cannon, 
> and Ms. Jo Anne Pilarski in her capacity as a Michigan Commissioner for 
> the Blind MCB) for the last decade. It is noted in your April 5, 2011 
> email that you no longer request the personnel file of Ms. Jo Anne 
> Pilarski.
>
>
>
>    Please be informed that, pursuant to MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(c) of the 
> FOIA, your request has been partially granted and partially denied as 
> indicated in the following notifications regarding your FOIA requests for 
> copies of the personnel files and salary information for Melvin Farmer, Jr 
> and Patrick D. Cannon:
>
>    --April 12, 2011 email from me to you granting your April 5, 2011 FOIA 
> request for Melvin
>
>      Farmer, Jr's personnel file records and salary information upon 
> payment of $287.74
>
>      estimated processing cost.
>
>    --April 14, 2011 email from me to you granting your March 27, 2011 FOIA 
> request that
>
>      included the request for  records/information related to Patrick D. 
> Cannon's personnel
>
>      file records and salary information upon payment of $460.25 estimated 
> processing
>
>      costs. NOTE: Other portions of your March 27, 2011 request have been 
> addressed by
>
>      the April 14, 2011 response letter from the MCB.
>
>
>
>    Copies of my April 12, 2011, April 14, 2011, as well as, MCB's April 
> 14, 2011 response notices will be attached to the mailed version of this 
> response.
>
>
>
>    Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
>    Melvin Farmer, Jr
>
>    Central FOIA Coordinator
>
>    (517)373-0194
>
>
>
>    Attachments
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>    Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:18 AM
>    To: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
>    Subject: Re: foia canon stuff and more
>
>
>
>    Mr. Farmer,
>
>
>
>    Say what about those draft meeting minutes of the last MCB meeting ? In 
> your failure to remit them  them to this very date (April 5, 2011) is a 
> violation of the OMA, the FOIA, the Americans with disabilities Act of 
> 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (both Title I and Section 504) (and 
> the very act that funds and creates MCB to begin with, by the way). But, 
> here you all have hit the big bonanza in violating two state laws and two 
> federal laws at the same time.
>
>
>
>    And not that you can copy and paste very well, but again I do not wish 
> for Ms. Pilarski's personnel file as she does not work for the state of 
> Michigan, but rather is the Chair of the Michigan Commission for the 
> Blind.
>
>
>
>    If I wish for her personnel file I'll write to the School District 
> which employs her. (Oh, in that regard wouldn't Bradlee v. Saranac 
> Community Schools be most apt?)
>
>
>
>    But, again to reiterate I wish for your personnel file Mr. Melvin 
> Farmer.
>
>
>
>    And while I'm at it I'm requesting here and now to know your salary and 
> other annual compensation.
>
>
>
>    Sincerely,
>
>
>
>    Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>          From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>          Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:12 PM
>          To: Farmer, Mel (DELEG)
>          Subject: Re: foia canon stuff and more
>
>
>
>          Dear Mr. Farmer,
>
>
>
>          Again I am now requesting your personnel file along with that of 
> Mr. Patrick D.Cannon and now that of Ms. Jo Anne Pilarski in her official 
> capacity of the Michigan Commission for the Blind for the last decade and 
> might I cite the following case:
>
>
>
>
>
>            From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
>            Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 11:59 PM
>            To: Haynes, Carla (DELEG)
>            Cc: Jo Anne Pilarski MCB, Chair; Larry Posont; lydia schuck; 
> John Scott MCB, Commissioner; Joe Sibley MCBVI Pres.; John L Wodatch 
> USDOJ; Cannon, Patrick (DELEG); mcb2020-L at LISTSERV.MICHIGAN.GOV; TOM 
> MASSEAU MPAS
>            Subject: foia canon stuff and more
>
>
>
>            FOIA Canon Information FOIA
>
>
>
>            March 27, 2011
>
>            Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>            1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>
>            Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>
>
>
>            Carla Haynes, Michigan commission for the Blind
>
>            FOIA
>
>            (via E-mail)
>
>
>
>            Dear Ms. Haynes,
>
>
>
>            I am writing you today to request via and pursuant to the 
> rights and obligations of the Michigan Freedom of information Act and 
> concurrent obligations under the Americans with disabilities Act and the 
> rehabilitation act of 1973 the complete personnel file of Mr. Patrick D. 
> Cannon, Director of the Michigan commission for the Blind(except for 
> legally redacted information materials like social Security Number for 
> example) , along with all salary and compensation for all State of 
> Michigan activities and purposes of employment therein since he assumed 
> office or directorship of MCB and any other State of Michigan employment 
> considerations including his role as State of Michigan Americans with 
> Disabilities act coordinator.
>
>
>
>            I am requesting specifically and at a minimum the following 
> information:
>
>            -academic credentials
>
>            -pay and other compensation schedules over years
>
>            -any and all evaluations including those by the Michigan 
> Commission for the Blind (board)
>
>            -all closed session minutes and records of the above listed 
> item (re: bradlee v. Saranac Community Schools)
>
>            -all disciplinary records
>
>            (Again ref Bradlee and subsequent case law)
>
>            -all actions in courts of law, Civil Service Commission, or 
> other administrative bodies, or quasi-judicial or judicial or judicial in 
> nature in his personnel file
>
>            Again this request includes all public domain, and all 
> adjudications public or private against him in his official capacity in 
> courts of law or other quasi-legal or administrative jurisdictions
>
>            -any criminal cases or legal considerations against him
>
>            -any cases in which he testified or was subpoenaed or gave any 
> legal and binding deposition under law in which perjury might be a 
> consideration
>
>            -any signed document to which he affixed his hand in official 
> capacity related to the administration of federal funds and assurances 
> with the United States Government relative to same in his official 
> capacity including contracts, or contracts  per se between the state of 
> Michigan and the United States government including, but not exclusive of: 
> the United States of America, Departments of Education, Dept. of Labor, 
> Dept. of Justice, or any other "third party pass through agreements" 
> including all those of which Patrick D. Cannon affixed his hand regarding 
> memorandums of understanding with various state of Michigan entities over 
> his term as Director.
>
>
>
>            In other words, lest this is an exercise in futility I wish for 
> any document signed by Patrick D. Cannon in his official capacity as 
> Director of Michigan Commission for the Blind since his sworn and most 
> accomplished role as MCB Director.
>
>
>
>            Moreover, I am now also officially requesting any documents by 
> Ms. Jo Anne Pilarski, since she assumed the position of MCB commissioner 
> and Chair of MCB, in her official capacity as same.
>
>
>
>
>
>            /Again, I wish for each and every requested document in 
> accessible format. Finally I, as a person who is documented  as  legally 
> blind am requesting that any and all, except for purely redacted, exempt 
> information under either the federal FOIA and the Michigan FOIA request 
> pursuant to concurrent obligations under the Americans with Disabilities 
> Act (Title II, subpart e, effective communications) and the relevant 
> portions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("auxiliary aid and services"" 
> request with no "surcharge"  for such accommodations that such remissions 
> are made in a timely and accessible manner (re: Tyler v. Manhattan to name 
> one case cite)).
>
>
>
>            To wit: I ask for all the requested information within 30 days 
> in the format most accessible to me without charge for the accommodation. 
> That format is to make the documents available to me as either Word or 
> plain text attachments, or enclosures to my E-mail address listed above.
>
>
>
>            Reasonable redactions to the original request may be made as 
> does the U.S. Dept. of Justice or other entities in these regards by 
> simply xxxx out the redacted information. In other words I don't wish for 
> Patrick D. Canon's social security number for example. And it can and 
> should be easily redacted without making a federal or state case over 
> other required information.
>
>
>
>            Any stalling or other violations of this request over quibbles 
> will be attended to with all legal vigor and with the full force of law.
>
>
>
>            I thank you, as I have in the past for your, Carla Hayne's, 
> prompt, courteous and accessible responses to such inquiries.
>
>
>
>            Most sincerely,
>
>
>
>            Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>
>            Cc: U.S DOJ
>
>            Cc: Office for Civil Rights, Ed.
>
>            Cc: NFB MI
>
>            Cc: Advocates for the Blind
>
>            Cc: MCBVI
>
>            Cc: MCB Commissioners
>
>            Cc: ACLU Michigan
>
>            Cc: MPAS
>
>            Cc: Great Lakes Techinical Assistence Center
>
>            Cc: Governor Rick Snyder
>
>            Cc: Michigan Attorney General
>
>            Cc: Rheabiliation and Services Administration (RSA) (Craig 
> McManus, MI Llaission, Lynnae Ruttledge RSA Commissioner)
>
>            Cc: several media and legal contacts.
>
>
>
>            P.S. It would be prudent to place upon the Michigan commission 
> for the blind web site all requested information in a timely and 
> accessible manner as a means of complying both with the letter and spiritt 
> of this request for information along with all of the years of State Plan 
> and other required information to.
>
> 





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