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FOI #23-531 (12-2-23, 8:21 am) - Subject - UConn PD DoD 1033 Program
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn - Philosophy
I request any electronic requests by University personnel to the state coordinator of the DoD 1033 program justifying the UConn PD's need for Department of Defense equipment.
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 #23-528 (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
Seth Tow
The Daily Hoosier
UConn Storrs
Complete
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 #23-523 (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.