Item 2.100: FOIA Appeal to the U. S. Coast Guard (See Item 2.77)
TO: Commandant
U. S. Coast Guard
ATTN: Judge Advocate General
2100 Second Street, S. W.
Washington, DC 20593-0001
FROM: Larry W. Bryant
3518 Martha Custis Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
DATE: March 14, 2011
1. References:
(a) My Sept. 5, 2010, freedom-of-information request sent via e-mail (efoia@uscg.mil) and via USPS postal mail to your FOIA office at 2100 2nd Street, S. W., Washington, DC 20593-7101 - subject: Item 2.77: How Valuable Is the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer's UFO-Encounter Report?
(b) My follow-up Jan 24, 2011, e-note to the e-address cited in subparagraph (a), above.
2. This letter (a signed printout of which is being sent to you via USPS mail) constitutes my formal, written APPEAL of your FOIA manager's failure to assign a case number to my request and to proceed with a full search for all responsive records sought by that request. Please note that the U. S. Freedom of Information Act (as amended by the Open Government Act of 2007) requires that you process this appeal within 20 working days from the date of your receipt.
3. Should you choose to ignore this administrative action on my part (or to reject it outright), I shall have no recourse but to file suit in U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel your agency's full compliance in this matter. The ensuing complaint will seek full reimbursement of my attorney's fees.
LARRY W. BRYANT
Columnist for UFO Magazine
Copies furnished to:
Editor, UFO Magazine
Chief of Staff, U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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