Request Log

FOI #26-058 (01-30-26, 4:09 pm) - Subject - Tampering memos from the NCAA

Name - David Covucci

Affiliation - FOIAball

Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following documents from your school’s athletics department.

Any emails and attachments or memos sent to the following football staff members: your head football coach or their assistant, chief of staff, general manager, or director of player personnel
From the following NCAA officials

Jon Duncan: jduncan@ncaa.org
Lori Weaver: lweaver@ncaa.org
Chris Howard: choward@ncaa.org
Adam Morrissey: amorrissey@ncaa.org

Regarding tampering policies for college football transfers.

If you need specific terms to conduct your search, please search for

“Tampering”
“Transfer portal”

I am requesting documents from 12/1/2025 to 1/30/2026

Please note that Connecticut law requires public agencies to respond to requests within four days of receiving them by either processing or denying the request, or providing written notice requesting an extension.

As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.

Thanks,
David

FO #26-057 (01-30-26, 4:09 pm) - Subject - LCME accreditation consulting

Name - Bryan Carmody

Affiliation -

Dear Public Records Act Coordinator,

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I respectfully request access to the following public records maintained by the University of Connecticut and/or the UConn School of Medicine relating to LCME accreditation preparation and support:
1. Contracts, agreements, and amendments between the University of Connecticut (including UConn, the UConn School of Medicine, and any affiliated units acting on their behalf) and any external consultants or consulting firms engaged for LCME accreditation preparation or support, including but not limited to self-study preparation, mock site visits, curriculum mapping, compliance review, and accreditation advisory services, executed between January 1, 2022 and the present.
2. Invoices, billing statements, and payment records associated with the above contracts during the same period, including amounts paid, dates of payment, and brief descriptions of services rendered.
3. Any statements of work, scopes of work, or deliverables associated with these consulting engagements.
4. If applicable, procurement documents related to these services, including requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals received, score sheets, and vendor selection or evaluation materials.

I request that these records be provided in electronic, searchable format (PDF or native electronic files) if available. If any portion of the requested records is withheld or redacted, please identify the specific statutory exemption under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act relied upon for each withholding or redaction, and release all reasonably segregable non-exempt portions of the records.

If fulfilling this request is expected to result in charges exceeding $50, please notify me in advance with an itemized estimate. I respectfully request consideration of a fee waiver or reduction, as this request is made in the public interest and for scholarly analysis of accreditation-related expenditures at a publicly funded medical school.

Thank you for your assistance. Please let me know if any clarification would facilitate processing of this request.

FOI #26-056 (01-30-26, 1:19 pm) - Subject - Document

Name - Kurt Comisky

Affiliation -

This is a request for documents under the FOI Act.

With regards to the recent selection of the Director of Labor Relations, please provide me a copy of the letter of selection/offer letter to the individual selected and the letter of acceptance from the individual selected.

Kurt John Comisky
kurtcomisky@att.net

Sent from my iPad

FOI #26-055 (01-30-26, 1:19 pm) - Subject - Athletic contracts

Name -

Affiliation -

This is a request under Connecticut public records law.

I request copies of all executed contracts, agreements, amendments, extensions,
and related exhibits between University of Connecticut (UConn) (including its athletic department and any affiliated foundation acting on its behalf) and any of the following
entities:

- Learfield
- Playfly Sports
- JMI Sports
- IMG College
- Any successor, subsidiary, or affiliated multimedia rights or marketing entity

This request includes, but is not limited to:
- Master multimedia rights agreements
- Amendments, renewals, or extensions
- Side letters or addenda
- Revenue-sharing schedules
- Minimum guarantee provisions
- Term length, renewal, and termination clauses
- Rights inventories and scope of granted rights

Date range: January 1, 2010 to present.

Please provide the records in electronic format (PDF is acceptable).

If any portion of this request is withheld or redacted, please identify the
specific statutory exemption relied upon and release all reasonably segregable
non-exempt portions of the records.

I request a waiver of all fees. If fees are anticipated, please notify me before
processing.

Please confirm receipt of this request and provide a tracking number.

FOI #26-054 (01-29-26, 1:04 pm) - Subject - FOIA

Name - James Kennedy

Affiliation - James Kennedy

I request any and all records (including but not limited to warrants for arrest, court writs, mugshots, audio recordings, or body camera footage) which involves or references individuals

FOI #26-053 (01-29-26, 4:45 am) - Subject - Psychology Today November 21st 2010 Article on Schizophrenia & "Michael Ayele Website:" https://www.bing.com/search?q=michael+ayele+website

Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL)

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Psychology Today as an American news media outlet which had on (or around) November 21st 2010 (i) sardonically noted how “once upon a time, a strange thing happened at the Ionia State Hospital in Michigan: a diagnosis of schizophrenia exited the body of a white housewife, flew across the hospital, and landed on a young Black man from the housing projects of Detroit, burrowing into his body and stubbornly refusing to leave;” (ii) recognized that before the 1950s, “the overwhelming majority of those diagnosed with schizophrenia were white women;” (iii) recognized that the “schizophrenia” diagnosis underwent a “rhetorical transformation from an illness of white feminine docility to one of Black male hostility” as a direct consequence of the civil rights movement of the 1960s; [2] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) and a former Missouri state government employee (listed on Missouri’s Accountability Portal) who has witnessed his written content being subjected to frenzy before it was filtered and distorted on internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN, Google and Yahoo following his decision to recognize that (i) the “schizophrenia” diagnosis has historically been associated with white women prior to the 1960s; (ii) the “schizophrenia” diagnosis is intricately linked with the now discredited “drapetomania” diagnosis; (iii) Blacks and African Americans are five to seven times more likely than white people to be erroneously and wrongfully diagnosed with “schizophrenia” when living in the territory of the U.S.A; (iv) there’s very probably some type of fraud at play whenever an unsolicited white psychologist and/or psychiatrist (whose expertise have not been sought) declares a Black person to be “schizophrenic;” [3] the decision of the Bing/MSN ISE to filter and distort Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W’s written publications on matters related to the history of the “schizophrenia” diagnosis by generating unwelcome and unapproved queries such as “Understanding Michael A. Ayele’s Habeas Corpus Petition,” “Michael Ayele’s FOIA Requests,” “michael ayele articles,” “michael ayele website,” “michael ayele redistribution agreement;” [4] the decision of the American Psychological Association (APA) to recognize in the month of February 2021 that (i) “racism has been an enduring, insidious, and pervasive feature of the United States (U.S.) landscape;” (ii) “racism is not only limited to racist ideas, attributions, expectations, assumptions, and behaviors held by individuals but also has shaped and undermined almost every aspect of U.S society, including our laws, policies, educational systems, customs, and cultural narratives, weakening our political and civil institutions and creating many political and social fissures...”

FOI #26-052 (01-28-26, 5:46 pm) - Subject - Basketball clinic

Name - Nathan Fenno

Affiliation - The Athletic

Under Connecuticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), I request the following:

1) Any agreements, contracts, memorandums of understanding, memorandums or similar documents related to the Mamba and Mambacita Clinic (also referred to as the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation Skills Academy) held at the University of Connecticut's Werth Champions Center on Aug. 9, 2023, in partnership with the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation;

2) Any expense reimbursements, payment invoices, purchase orders or similar documents related to the Mamba and Mambacita Clinic (also referred to as the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation Skills Academy) held at the University of Connecticut's Werth Champions Center on Aug. 9, 2023, in partnership with the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation;

3) Any emails to or from kat@mambaandmambacita.org related to related to the Mamba and Mambacita Clinic (also referred to as the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation Skills Academy) held at the University of Connecticut's Werth Champions Center on Aug. 9, 2023, in partnership with the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation. I’m happy to limit this item to the specific university office and/or individual who served as the point of contact between the university and the foundation for this event.

This information is being sought for dissemination to the general public in the process of newsgathering on behalf of The Athletic, a sports vertical owned by the New York Times Co., and I request any fees be waived as this request involves a matter of public interest.

Please provide responsive material electronically (i.e. via email attachment).

If this request is denied in whole or part, please justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions in the FOIA.

Thanks so much for your assistance.

FOI #26-051 (01-28-26, 12:01 pm) - Subject - Public Records Request

Name - Elisabeth Guinard

Affiliation - American Accountability Foundation

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) makes the following request. Specifically, we are requesting:

We are requesting copies of records showing the individual applicant’s Race/Ethnicity, GPA, MCAT Score, Admitted/Accepted Y/N, Matriculated Y/N, for applicants to the Medical School for the 2025 admissions class. A copy of a production for an identical request from the University of Florida can be found at this link: https://american accountability foundationon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/UFL2024_application_class_-1m.xlsx . We are not seeking any personally identifiable information such as an applicant’s name. If you have a race or ethnicity in which there are fewer than five matriculants we agree to redaction of that race so as to avoid re-identification of the individuals.

FOI #26-050 (01-27-26, 6:37 am) - Subject - Public Records Request for Purchases Orders Above $5,000

Name - Maya Kumari

Affiliation -

I am requesting data for all purchase orders for University of Connecticut Health Center
from 07/17/2025 , to the present.
Fields requested: identifier, date, description, quantity, amount, and vendor name.
Please share the data in Excel or CSV format.
This is not a burdensome request—I’m only seeking existing records. If denied, please state the reason for denial.

FOI #26-049 (01-27-26, 6:25 am) - Subject - Public Records Request for Purchases Orders Above $5,000

Name - Maya Kumari

Affiliation -

I hope you are doing well. I am requesting data on purchase orders issued by the University from Jul 17, 2025 , to the present, regardless of value.
Please include:
Purchase order or payment number (or similar identifier)
Purchase/payment date
Description of the purchase or service
Quantity
Unit price or total amount
Vendor name


The data can be provided in Excel or CSV format.
This request is not intended to be burdensome—I am not asking for new records to be created or original documents, only existing electronic data from your procurement or accounting system.
If any part of this request is denied, please specify the reason for denial under the applicable FOIA exemption.
Thank you for your assistance.

Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
David Covucci FOIAball Tampering memos from the NCAA UConn Storrs In progress
Bryan Carmody LCME accreditation consulting In progress
Kurt Comisky Document UConn Storrs In progress
Athletic contracts UConn Storrs In progress
James Kennedy James Kennedy FOIA UConn Storrs No records available
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) Psychology Today November 21st 2010 Article on Schizophrenia & "Michael Ayele Website:" https://www.bing.com/search?q=michael+ayele+website UConn Storrs No records available
Nathan Fenno The Athletic Basketball clinic UConn Storrs In progress
Elisabeth Guinard American Accountability Foundation Public Records Request UConn Health In progress
Maya Kumari Public Records Request for Purchases Orders Above $5,000 UConn Health In progress
Maya Kumari Public Records Request for Purchases Orders Above $5,000 UConn Storrs In progress