Request Log

FOI #23-530 (11-30-23, 10:31 am) - Subject - Detective Marc Hanna - Communication with United States Attorney's Office and FBI

Name - Jennifer Mellon

Affiliation - Office of the Federal Defender

Thank you in advance for your attention to this request. Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), I respectfully request the opportunity to personally inspect, as well as copies of, the documents listed below.

Please be advised that these documents are needed by January 1, 2024 as they are relevant to ongoing federal court proceedings and there are Court ordered deadlines in the matter.

This request includes:
• all communication between UCONN (including the UCONN police department, legal department, Public Records Administration and any other department) and the United States Attorney’s Office regarding disciplinary proceedings against UCONN Detective Marc Hanna;

• all communication between UCONN (including the UCONN police department, legal department, Public Records Administration and any other department) and the FBI (including FBI Special Agent Michael Morrison) regarding disciplinary proceedings against UCONN Detective Marc Hanna;

• all communication between UCONN (including the UCONN police department, legal department, Public Records Administration, and any other UCONN department) and the United States Attorney’s Office regarding the Federal Defender FOIA request dated October 25, 2023, seeking copies of the internal affairs and personnel files of Detective Marc Hanna; and

• all communication between UCONN (including the UCONN police department, legal department, Public Records Administration and any other department) and the FBI (including FBI Special Agent Michael Morrison) regarding the Federal Defender FOIA request dated October 25, 2023, seeking copies of the internal affairs and personnel files of Detective Marc Hanna,

We are requesting these records pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act and within the scope of our public defender duties on behalf of an indigent client.

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four (4) business days. If access to the records that we are requesting will take longer, please contact me with information as to when we might expect copies of the requested records.

Due to the time sensitive nature of this request, we appreciate any efforts to expedite the process. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office at (203) 498-4200. Thank you for your time and attention to this request.


FOI #23-529 (11-29-23, 9:43 pm) - Subject - Police Report

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - UConn Student

Copy of police report referenced by Officer Mark Weilintukonis


FOI #23-528 (11-29-23, 2:36 pm) - Subject - Past FOI requests

Name - Joshua Eaton

Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group

I request any and all records released by UConn Storrs to Nolan Fleming pursuant to FOI requests #23-433, 23-434, 23-435 and 23-436.

I also request any final response letters associated with these requests.

Please release these records to me on a rolling basis as your office processes them, rather than waiting to release any records until all records are processed.


FOI #23-527 - Subject - Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

Name - Brittany Cates

Affiliation - FAXON LAW GROUP LLC

In accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat § 54-86n1, the Court appointed me as an attorney advocate in the above referenced case. A record of the appointment and a copy of my appearance in the case is enclosed.
Animal Control Officers from the Town of Branford brought two (2) deceased kittens to your lab for necropsy on August 16, 2023 from a residence located at 78 Baypath Way, Branford, CT.
I request that your office provide me with copies of any necropsy records and photos in your possession related to the above animals.


FOI #23-526 (11-25-23, 8:41 am) - Subject - car accident report

Name - Tomas Rivera

Affiliation - uconn

i need it for worker compensation.also needed for a lawyer.can it be e-mailed to me at carolnannyluvs@gmail.com


FOI #23-525 (11-22-23, 5:13 pm) - Subject -

Name - Seth Tow

Affiliation - The Daily Hoosier

-Chris Dailey's contract with the University of Connecticut as Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach
-Jamelle Elliott's contract with the University of Connecticut as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
-Morgan Valley's contract with the University of Connecticut as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
-Tonya Cardoza's contract with the University of Connecticut as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
-Ben Kantor's contract with the University of Connecticut as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach


FOI #23-524 (11-20-23, 7:59 am) - Subject - community standards referral

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - UConn

Copy of 11/17/23 community standards referral


FOI #23-523 (11-19-23, 10:36 pm) - Subject - Jennifer Elizabeth von Hausen Declared "Missing" After Being Murdered on November 11th 2019 - Abortion Rights and Democracy in the U.S.A

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

Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Jennifer Elizabeth Rothwell (nee von Hausen) as a woman, who (i) was born November 20th 1990 in Overland Park, Kansas; (ii) met the man (Beau Rothwell) that would go on to murder her at the University of Missouri-Columbia when she was an undergraduate student sometime between Calendar Years 2009 – Calendar Year 2013; (iii) had graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia in Calendar Year 2013; (iv) wed Beau Rothwell on (or around) September 26th 2015 in the Saint Louis, Missouri area after having graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia; (v) had been living in the Saint Louis, Missouri area after her 2015 marriage; (vi) was not happy in her marriage union with Beau Rothwell; (vii) had an argument with Beau Rothwell on Monday, November 11th 2019; (viii) was murdered on November 11th 2019 following the argument she had with Beau Rothwell; (ix) was on November 12th 2019 declared “missing” by her then-husband Beau Rothwell after he had murdered her; (x) was 6 (six) weeks pregnant at the time of her murder; (xi) may have been nervous and fearful of sharing the news of her pregnancy to Beau Rothwell; (xii) performed an Internet search on “what to do if your husband is upset if you are pregnant” before her murder; (xiii) may have been living in fear of her then-husband Beau Rothwell; [2] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man who (i) has never denied previously attending Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) as a full-time international undergraduate student between January 2010 – May 2013; (ii) has never denied being on November 21st 2013 hand-delivered a letter stating that he had been “cleared” of an investigation that was launched against him when he was an employee of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) Fulton State Hospital (FSH); (iii) was very much vexed upon learning that his written content on the subject of that November 21st 2013 letter he was hand-delivered, which pertained to his life between October 26th 2013 and November 21st 2013 were being distorted particularly on the MSN/Bing Internet Search Engine (ISE); (iv) deplored the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling of Roe v Wade particularly in light of murders such as those committed against Alexandria Kostial on (or around) July 20th 2019 as well as Jennifer Rothwell on (or around) November 11th 2019; (v) was very much vexed upon finding out that his publications pertaining to the murder of Jennifer Rothwell (nee von Hausen) were being distorted particularly on the MSN/Bing Internet Search Engine (ISE)...

Please see the attached document that will be sent to UConn for additional information requesting records on the November 11th 2019 murder of Jennifer Elizabeth von Hausen as well as abortion rights and democracy in the State of Missouri and the rest of America.


FOI #23-522 (11-17-23, 10:40 pm) - Subject - UConn housing policy change

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

Documents should include email correspondences between the offices of the President, vice president, residential life, office of admissions and other pertinent administrative offices concerning the policy change on housing eligibility for students of six or more semesters.

Documents should include email correspondence between administrators on the decision to limit housing eligibility, as well as correspondence to reverse the decision.

Documents should include email correspondence concerning over-admission of students against available housing stock.

Keywords may include:
"On-campus housing"
"Housing"
"Overadmission"
"Admissions"
"South campus"
"Buckley"


FOI #23-521 (11-17-23, 3:38 pm) - Subject - Open Records Request - University of Connecticut

Name - Kevin Cohen

Affiliation -

Part 1: Outside Income Forms

Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the most recent outside income form (ideally 2022-2023 fiscal year) including Sports Camps for all applicable athletic department employees if available. If an itemized list of individuals is required, please let me know.

Part 2: Men's Basketball Games

Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Men's Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 2023-2024 season and future years:

NAU on Nov 6, 2023
Manhattan on Nov 24, 2023
UAPB on Dec 9, 2023
Gonzaga on Dec 15, 2023
Stonehill on Nov 11, 2023
Miss. Valley State on Nov 14, 2023
UNH on Nov 27, 2023
UNC on Dec 5, 2023
Indiana on Nov 19, 2023
Kansas on Dec 1, 2023

Part 3: Women's Basketball Games

Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Women's Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 2023-2024 season and future years:

Dayton on Nov 8, 2023
UCLA on Nov 24, 2023
South Carolina on Feb 11, 2024
Texas on Dec 3, 2023
UNC on Dec 10, 2023
Louisville on Dec 16, 2023
Notre Dame on Jan 27, 2024
NC State on Nov 12, 2023
Kansas on Nov 25, 2023
Maryland on Nov 16, 2023
Ball State on Dec 6, 2023
Minnesota on Nov 19, 2023

If the requested records described above are available in electronic format (e.g., PDFs or CD), then I would prefer to receive the information in that format instead of paper copies. If you are able to email the records, I request all PDFs in a single WinZip file in the responsive email (no password protected files, please). If you are unable to email the records or you require an address to process this request, please find below my mailing address.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Jennifer Mellon Office of the Federal Defender Detective Marc Hanna - Communication with United States Attorney's Office and FBI UConn Storrs In progress
Student Student UConn Student Police Report UConn Storrs In progress
Joshua Eaton Hearst Connecticut Media Group Past FOI requests UConn Storrs In progress
Brittany Cates FAXON LAW GROUP LLC Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science UConn Storrs Complete
Tomas Rivera uconn car accident report UConn Regional Campus In progress
Seth Tow The Daily Hoosier Complete
Student Student UConn community standards referral UConn Storrs Complete
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457 Jennifer Elizabeth von Hausen Declared "Missing" After Being Murdered on November 11th 2019 - Abortion Rights and Democracy in the U.S.A UConn Health No records available
Student Student UConn housing policy change UConn Storrs In progress
Kevin Cohen Open Records Request - University of Connecticut UConn Storrs In progress