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The first FOIA request filed in any specific matter should always be considered in good faith - due to the lack of any prior signs of attempted “burdening” of the operations of the institution. “Vexatious or repeated requests” by definition should only be referred to when similar scopes of requests are reported, or when new requests are filed in short time proximity. In either case, the institution should have already prepared the comprehensive reply to the first (original) request. With this task being completed, the requested information should be published on any official site of the institution for anyone to check or download - thus eliminating any risks of interruptions to the operations of the institution AND fulfilling the obligation to provide FOIA requested data.

As simple as that. Absence of this easy procedure leaves room for bad publicity and shows bad management habits, potentially distracting valuable employees’ time to what should be a one-time quickie. NOTE: I am not referring to any particular institution, it’s just a common sense approach to routine administrative tasks in any undertaking. Do what is necessary once, do it properly, and forget about it. This specifically applies to ANY small business, where formal tasks are most expensive in terms of time and effort.

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Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

And the beat goes on. Completely false claims of isolation and purification keep coming up, only to turn out to be based upon nothing more than assertions and fumes and cries of "that's well known." :-) Thanks for continuing to push for disclosure, Christine, the cockroaches run off when the lights are turned on.

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