Philadelphia District Attorney

Filed on: July 16, 2013

Status: Enforcement action filed

This request sought correspondence between Frank Fina, Barry Feudale and investigators working for Louis J. Freeh. The DA's office contends that it didn't have any responsive records at the time of the request. Because it didn't prove that the records don't exist, the Office of Open Records order the DA's office to release the records. A mandamus action was filed, seeking to enforce the OOR's order.

Date Filing Related documents
Sept. 13, 2015 DA Motion to prevent the introduction of testimony from Seth Williams, Frank Fina and related documents. 2015.09.09.def-mot-in-limine.pdf
Sept. 4, 2015 Notice of settlement conference. 2015.09.04.notice-of-settlement-conference.pdf
Sept. 3, 2015 Plaintiff respsonse to DA's motion to quash subpoenas 2015.09.03.1640.plf-response-to-motion-to-quash-subpoenas.pdf
Sept. 3, 2015 2015.09.03.1505.def-motion-to-quash-subpoenas.pdf 2015.09.03.1505.def-motion-to-quash-subpoenas.pdf
Aug. 3, 2015 2015.07.31.defendant's-motion-for-interlocutory-appeal.pdf 2015.07.31.defendant's-motion-for-interlocutory-appeal.pdf
June 12, 2015 2015.06.08.plt-response-to-def-motion-for-summary-judgment.pdf 2015.06.08.plt-response-to-def-motion-for-summary-judgment.pdf
June 1, 2015 2015.05.29.Revised-Case-Management-Order.pdf 2015.05.29.Revised-Case-Management-Order.pdf
June 1, 2015 DA motion for extraordinary relief 2015.05.12.def-motion-for-extraordinary-relief.pdf
June 1, 2015 Plaintiff's opposition to defendant's motion for extraordinary relief 2015.05.12.plaintiff-opposition-to-motion-for extraordinary-relief.pdf
June 1, 2015 2015.05.28.Order-Granting-Def-Motion-for-Extraordinary-Relief.pdf 2015.05.28.Order-Granting-Def-Motion-for-Extraordinary-Relief.pdf
May 31, 2015 DA motion for summary judgment 2015.05.08.def-motion-for-summary-judgment.pdf
May 8, 2015 Defendant's motion for summary judgment 2015.05.08.def-motion-for-summary-judgment.pdf
May 8, 2015 Defendant's response to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. 2015.05.08.def-response-to-plaintiffs-mot-for-peremptory-judgement.pdf
April 15, 2015 Plaintiff's motion for peremptory and summary judgement 2015.04.06.plaintiff-motion-for-summary-judgement.pdf
March 4, 2015 DA response to request for admissions. 2015.03.02.da-response-to-request-for-admissions.pdf
Sept. 26, 2014 Order denying plaintiff's motion to compel discovery. 2014.09.26.order-denying-motion-to-compel.pdf
Sept. 15, 2014 DA response to motion to compel 2014.09.15.def-response-to-motion-to-compel.pdf
Sept. 4, 2014 Hearing held on discovery motion. Defendant has until 9/15 to file supporting arguments. Plaintiff may respond by 9/22.
Aug. 5, 2014 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel discovery and memorandum in support thereof 2014.08.14.motion-to-compel-and-plaintiff-memo-in-support.pdf
July 29, 2014 DA's supplementary discovery response 2014.07.29.da-supplemental-discovery-response.pdf
June 13, 2014 DA's response to interrogatories (not filed with the court) 2014.06.13.da-discovery-response.pdf
May 7, 2014 Order dismissing plaintiff's preliminary objections as moot 2014.05.05.order-dismissing-preliminary-objections.pdf
May 1, 2014 Plaintiff's answer to new matter 2014.05.01-plaintiff-answer-to-new-matter.pdf
April 15, 2014 Defendant's answer to complaint 2014.04.14.defendants-answer.pdf
April 4, 2014 Case management order 2014.04.03.case-management-order.pdf
March 25, 2014 Defendant's motion to dismiss denied. 2014.03.25.motion-to-dismiss-denied.pdf
March 18, 2014 Defendant's Response in Opp. to Plaintiff's Prelim. Obj. to Def. Prelim. Obj. to Plaintiff's Complaint & Memo of Law in Support 2014.03.17.defendants-response-in-opp-to-plaintiffs-prelim-obj-to-def-prelim-obj-to-plaintiff-complaint.pdf
Feb. 24, 2014 Preliminary objections to DA's preliminary objections Preliminary objections to DA's preliminary objections
Feb. 4, 2014 DA's preliminary objections filed DA's preliminary objections
Jan. 23, 2014 Certificate of service filed. Complaint served on Jan. 15.
Dec. 30, 2013 2013.12.30.complaint-in-mandamus.pdf 2013.12.30.complaint-in-mandamus.pdf
Dec. 30, 2013 Complaint filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Mandamus complaint
Nov. 8, 2013 Petition for reconsideration denied. Records due by Dec. 4, 2013. Petition for reconsideration denied
Nov. 7, 2013 E-mail correspondence with ADA Brad Bender E-mail with ADA Brad Bender
Nov. 6, 2013 DA petition for reconsideration DA petition for reconsideration
Nov. 4, 2013 2013.11.04.oor-final-determination.amended.pdf 2013.11.04.oor-final-determination.amended.pdf
Nov. 4, 2013 OOR Final determination and order to produce withheld records OOR Final Determination
Nov. 4, 2013 2013.11.04.oor-final-determination.pdf 2013.11.04.oor-final-determination.pdf
Sept. 30, 2013 DA refusal to provide index and assertion of nonexistent records DA reply brief
Sept. 30, 2013 Requester's final arguments Final arguments
Sept. 19, 2013 OOR order for DA to supply index of withheld records OOR order
Sept. 13, 2013 DA reply brief DA reply
Sept. 12, 2013 DA arguments filed DA arguments
Sept. 12, 2013 Requester arguments filed Requester arguments
Sept. 1, 2013 Denial Appealed to OOR Appeal packet
Aug. 23, 2013 Final agency response - records not subject to RTKL Final response letter
July 29, 2013 Initial Agency Response Letter from DA
July 16, 2013 Initial Request Initial request letter