[nfbmi-talk] Fw: inescusable denials of information

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Fri Nov 1 11:36:26 UTC 2013


This is as absurd as Zimmer making the final agency decisions and being the 
final arbitor on FOIA.


We are living in a technocratic state which ignores the rule of law and 
replaces it with the rule of man.


Now that is in a word "dictatorship.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry D. Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 4:28 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: inescusable denials of information


>I find Mr. Farmer's response very interesting, especially his reference to
> the right to remedial action in circuit court.  As reported by the Capitol
> media just this week, this is an administrator from the same Snyder
> administration, who is taking up legislation that would in fact remove
> lawsuits in the circuit courts against the state of Michigan, and have 
> such
> cases heard by the court of appeals.
>
> Not only can the Snyder administration not follow the letter and spirit of
> the law, but now they want to remove judicial review of their decisions 
> and
> obligations through trial at the circuit court level.   This legislation 
> is
> a result of cases regarding challenges to legislation passed and enacted 
> by
> the Snyder administration being found unconstitutional at the circuit 
> court
> trial level, and then ruled constitutional at the appeals or Michigan
> Supreme Court level, which are controlled by Republicans, although the
> judges and justices run for election as non-partisan candidates.
>
> Mr. Farmer may claim that the administration is in compliance with the 
> law,
> but that assertion does not make it true.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:07 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: inescusable denials of information
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Farmer, Mel (LARA)
> To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net)
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:53 PM
> Subject: FW: inescusable denials of information
>
>
> Mr. Harcz, this notice is in response to the attached copy of your October
> 31, 2013 email wherein you make unsubstantiated claims that the Michigan
> Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has violated your
> civil rights and denied your multiple requests for records/information. 
> You
> also request that LARA "Simply remit requested information to me at:
> joeharcz at comcast.com."
>
>
>
> Please be informed that LARA records indicate the following:
>
> --LARA has granted several of your requests for existing, nonexempt public
> records/information within its
>
>  possession, subject to the payment of fee charges allowed under state and
> federal guidelines, including
>
>  the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As you have been previously
> informed, upon payment of
>
>  invoiced fee charges, the requested records will be forwarded to you.
>
> --In response to your October 16, 2013 email to Mr. Michael Zimmer 
> claiming
> that LARA is not complying
>
>  with the federal ADA and Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973, as 
> recently
> as October 21, 203, I sent you
>
>  an email addressing these unsubstantiated claims and; clearly 
> Illustrating
> that LARA was, in-fact, in
>
>  compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, policies, and
> guidelines regarding its fee charges for
>
>  requests exceeding $25.00 to process.
>
> --Whenever LARA has denied any of your valid requests for records, you 
> have
> been informed of your remedial
>
>  rights provided by MCL 15.240, Section 10 of the state's FOIA, including
> the seeking of judicial review in
>
>  circuit court.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> /S/Melvin Farmer, Jr.
>
> Central FOIA Coordinator
>
>
>
> Attachment
>
>
>
>
>
> From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:44 AM
> To: blind democracy List
> Cc: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov; Rodgers, Edward
> (LARA); Zimmer, Mike (LARA)
> Subject: inescusable denials of information
>
>
>
> October 31 1203 to Rodgers on Access to Information
>
>
>
> Happy Halloween Mr. Ed,
>
>
>
>
>
> You and your persons under neat you have violated my civil rights over and
> over again in multiple requests for basic information ranging from simple
> meeting minutes to direct answers about how you expend federal funds.
>
>
>
> You have done nothing but obfuscate these requests for information and 
> have
> violated my civil rights clearly established to this information which
> would, by the way expose you and the DSA's culpability in actual criminal
> activity.
>
>
>
>
>
> For violations of the OMA are exactly that and you sir and your minions 
> have
> violated  And as licensensed lawyers you haveopenly and in direct and in
> documented fasion violated herein a number of codes and laws relative as 
> to
> ethical and professional practiece.
>
> the Michigan Open Meetings Act on several ocasions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> As did by the way Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Arwood for all acted with
> knoledge,forethought  and with malicious intent against my person as 
> clearly
> established with citations that even arrogent n arrogent type as you and
> your bossess are in again documented fashion. Violating and ignoring
>
>
>
> Simply remit requested information to me at:
>
>
>
> joeharcz at comcast.net
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