[nfbmi-talk] Fw: inescusable denials of information

Fri Nov 1 12:02:57 UTC 2013

I think this is the bill you're talking about Terry?

Bill to move Court of Claims denounced as partisan By Paul Egan and Kathleen 
Gray Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau Legislation to move the state Court

of Claims away from Ingham County Circuit Court to the Michigan Court of 
Appeals passed the Senate today. The state Senate passed the measure on a 
straight

party-line, 26-11, vote. For about 40 years, the Ingham County Circuit 
Court, which tilts heavily Democratic, also has served as the Court of 
Claims where

lawsuits against the state are supposed to be filed. The situation has led 
to controversies between Republican governors and Ingham judges, notably 
former

Gov. John Engler and Judge James Giddings over his handling of a prisoner 
rights class action lawsuit. More recently, Highland Park labor activist 
Robert

Davis received favorable rulings involving the emergency manager legislation 
from Ingham Circuit Judge William Collette, only to have those rulings 
overturned

by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Democrats called Senate Bill 652 a blatant 
partisan bill meant to thwart the will of the people. This is terrible 
public

policy and flies in the face of open government," said Senate Minority 
Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing. This is a clear attempt to tamper 
with

the power of our courts, and in turn, the power of our people. This bill is 
nothing more than partisan rigging and shameless political protectionism,"

she added. But Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said any politics occurred in 
the 1970s when the Court of Claims was placed in Ingham County, "where 
judges

are elected by about 3% of the state's population. This bill allows people 
of Michigan more access because they can go to four locations to file their

claims," he added. This is good reform. The legislation still requires 
approval by the House. Chief Ingham Circuit Judge Janelle Lawless could not 
immediately

be reached for comment.

----- 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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