Request Log

FOI #23-236 (05-3-23, 2:45 pm) - Subject - Law School Bar Examination Preparation Course Bids and Contract Request

Name - Maxwell Weiss

Affiliation - Venable LLP

1. Any contract or agreement held by the University of Connecticut or the University of Connecticut School of Law with any organization for the provision of bar examination preparation coursework or instruction and other services or materials related to bar examination preparation; and

2. Any bids or proposals made by any organization for the purpose of providing bar examination preparation coursework or instruction and other services or materials related to bar examination preparation to students at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Please note that we could not find any relevant results in the University Procurement Services’ public database.

We would appreciate receiving the above information as soon as possible. If necessary, please produce the requested documents in a piecemeal fashion, and where possible, please produce these records electronically.

If it appears that the breadth of responsive documents will place an unreasonable burden on the University, please contact the undersigned to discuss additional narrowing factors.

Venable LLP
Attn: Maxwell H. Weiss
600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-344-4204
E-mail: MHWeiss@venable.com

We agree to pay reasonable search and reproduction costs up to $500 relating to the release of this information. If the costs will exceed this amount, please contact the undersigned.

If you have any questions or require any additional information regarding this request, please contact me by phone or email. Thank you!


FOI #23-235 (05-3-23, 1:31 pm) - Subject - Athletics

Name - Andy Wittry

Affiliation - On3

I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any athletic department documents or records created in the 2022-23 academic year, with any necessary redactions, that track, or pertain to, either:

(a) incidents involving fan responses/reactions to UConn athletes due to a fan's lost sports wager on a UConn athletic competition; or,

(b) reports of any irregularities in a UConn athletic competition or reported suspicious sports wagers on a UConn contest that was later reported to the university or athletic department.

Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.

Please find my contact information below:

Andy Wittry
(513) 403-6498
andy.witttry@on3.com
6973 Goldenrod Avenue
Rockford, MI 49341


FOI #23-234 - Subject - Video Footage

Name - Yolanda Norris

Affiliation -

Camera video footage of John Dempsey Hospital Emergency Room January 8, 2022 at between 10am-11am.


FOI #23-233 (05-2-23, 6:54 am) - Subject - Gun Violence Prevention - Biography of Racist & Sexist Scott Beierle as Summarized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Name - Michael Ayele

Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a federal agency of the United States government, which has identified Scott Paul Beierle as a white man, who (i) was born in the State of Florida and raised in the State of New York, (ii) developed a hatred for women because of an incident, when he was in the 8th (eighth) grade (around 1993), (iii) was sexually inappropriate with women, when he was in high-school, (iv) “admired Hitler and the Aryan Nations while in high school,” (v) “graduated high school and moved to the West Coast to pursue his dream of becoming a screenwriter” in 1997, (vi) “moved back to Vestal, NY to live with his parent and enroll in college” when “he failed to succeed in establishing a career,” (vii) “worked at an insurance call center but was fired for harassing a coworker” when he was a college student, (viii) “harassed (…) a classmate at his university,” “while still enrolled as a college student;” (ix) “moved to the Washington, DC area for an undergraduate internship” in Calendar Year 2000, (x) “graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science and government” in 2002 from the State University of New York, Binghamton, (xi) moved to Alexandria, Virginia following his 2002 graduation, (xii) moved to the State of Maryland in 2003, (xiii) “taught English and social studies in a Maryland county school district” from 2005 to 2007 “after he passed a criminal records check,” (xiv) was “investigated by a Maryland county police department for inappropriate contact with a female high school student;” (xv) joined the U.S Army on January 30th 2008 and “was commissioned as an officer six months later,” (xvi) sexually harassed female U.S military personnel after he joined the U.S army on January 30th 2008, (xvii) “enrolled in graduate school at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, FL” in 2011, (xviii) “told offensive, racist and antisemitic jokes” as a graduate student of FSU, (xix) idolized Ted Bundy, the serial killer who confessed to killing 30 women in 7 states, including Florida, from 1974 to 1978” when he was a graduate student of FSU, (xx) was on December 07th 2012 “arrested on two counts of misdemeanor battery after he grabbed two women’s backsides in an FSU dining hall;” (xxi) “graduated from FSU with two master’s degrees, one in public administration and the other in urban and regional planning” on May 03rd 2013, (xxii) ended up being banned from the FSU campus after stalking a female volleyball coach at the campus gym, (xxiii) “purchased a Glock pistol from a pawn shop in Orange City, FL” on July 23rd 2018,(xxiii) used the Glock pistol he purchased on July 23rd 2018 for the purpose of killing 2 people in the November 02nd 2018 shooting in the State of Florida...

Please see the email will be sent to Kayla Postler and Megan Philippi for additional information requesting records from UConn.


FOI #23-232 (05-1-23, 10:56 pm) - Subject - Vendor Contracts for Operations of Drinking Water System by Connecticut Water Company

Name - Jay Sheehan

Affiliation - Woodard & Curran

I am requesting copies of any Connecticut Water Company contracts with the University of Connecticut in Storrs to operate the Drinking Water System. This request includes the current active contract as well as any prior term (expired) contracts. Electronic copies of the documents are preferred.

Thank you!


FOI #23-231 (05-1-23, 3:18 pm) - Subject - Police incident report and supplemental images and videos

Name - Simon Fillmore

Affiliation - Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder

Pursuant to the CT Freedom of Information Act, we are hereby requesting that you provide this office with:

A complete copy of the incident report from November 11, 2022 at 134 North Eagleville Rd. in Storrs, CT, written statements, photographs, diagrams, videos, police cam footage, and any further information relevant to this incident. Please advise for any fees incurred and payment will be furnished. Thank you for your assistance.


FOI #23-230 (05-1-23, 8:10 am) - Subject - Frances Osborne Kellogg bequest to the University of Connecticut

Name - Robert Molleur

Affiliation - Alumus

1. Exact wording of the bequest as it relates to use of funds by the University of Connecticut.

2. List of all uses and values of the bequest used to date.

2. Current bequest value (amount)


FOI #23-229 (04-27-23, 8:05 pm) - Subject - Intersection Camera Footage

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - Student at University of Connecticut

I am requesting camera footage of the intersection between Storrs Rd. and North Eagleville road, right outside of of Storrs Congregational Church. I was involved in an accident in the middle of that intersection on 04/26/2023 and police said they were able to review the camera footage and saw it was clearly not my fault. I was wondering If I would be able to obtain the camera footage from when the accident happened that day, which would be around 9:00am (I’d give it the time stamp of somewhere between 8:55am and 9:10am), to have in my hands for insurance reasons to prove it wasn’t my fault. If this is not under UConn’s jurisdiction, I would appreciate information on who I should contact regarding obtaining this footage. Thank you!


FOI #23-228 (04-27-23, 3:27 pm) - Subject - enrollment numbers in specified law school courses (Hartford campus) during date range July 2012-June 2022

Name - Michael Hatfield

Affiliation - University of Washington School of Law

Records containing the number of students enrolled in the date range in the following law school courses: LAW 7661 Federal Income Tax; LAW 7667 Income Taxation of Corporations and Their Shareholders; and LAW 7668: Federal Taxation of Partners and Partnerships.

This information is sought to complete a study of national tax education trends in flagship law schools i


FOI #23-227 (04-27-23, 8:40 am) - Subject - WSJ public record request for board expense records

Name - Melissa Korn

Affiliation - The Wall Street Journal

Under state public records laws, I would like to request a copy of all expense reimbursements and payments made with university funds for members of the University of Connecticut board of trustees from January 2016 through March 2023.

I am seeking details of payments and reimbursements for items including but not limited to travel, dining and entertainment, from both individual board members and for items that benefited the entire board (costs of a board retreat, for instance). I am seeking details of payments and reimbursements made specifically from university accounts, not outside foundations or associations.

I would request that the information be released electronically, and am fine accepting it in batches by year if some years are more easily accessible than others. I would also request that any fees associated with this inquiry be waived, as I am a member of the news media and this information is newsworthy to the public.

Thank you,
Melissa


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Maxwell Weiss Venable LLP Law School Bar Examination Preparation Course Bids and Contract Request UConn Regional Campus Complete
Andy Wittry On3 Athletics UConn Storrs No records available
Yolanda Norris Video Footage UConn Health No records available
Michael Ayele Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/ Gun Violence Prevention - Biography of Racist & Sexist Scott Beierle as Summarized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) UConn Storrs No records available
Jay Sheehan Woodard & Curran Vendor Contracts for Operations of Drinking Water System by Connecticut Water Company UConn Storrs Complete
Simon Fillmore Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder Police incident report and supplemental images and videos UConn Storrs Complete
Robert Molleur Alumus Frances Osborne Kellogg bequest to the University of Connecticut UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student Student at University of Connecticut Intersection Camera Footage UConn Storrs Complete
Michael Hatfield University of Washington School of Law enrollment numbers in specified law school courses (Hartford campus) during date range July 2012-June 2022 UConn Regional Campus Complete
Melissa Korn The Wall Street Journal WSJ public record request for board expense records UConn Storrs Complete