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FOI #22-124 - Subject - Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Name - Brandon Fox
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of information Act§ 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of public records that r believe are maintained in your office. Specifically, these records relate to an autopsy that was performed in your facilities on or around September 21, 2021 on a dog named Karlos (last name Leonard) with an identification number 1186484 assigned by your office. The scope of my request covers any and all records contained in the file associated with the animal identified above including, but not limited to, preliminary and final reports, medical notes, correspondence, electronic mail communications, pathological findings, histopathy findings, pathology aerobic and pathology anaerobic.
FOI #22-123 (03-21-22, 11:14 am) - Subject - Football Coach Contracts
Name - Hayden Garrison
Affiliation -
I would like to request PDF copies of the most recent employment agreements of football coaches Jim Mora, Nick Charlton, and Lou Spanos.
Our agency only intends to use these files for an in-house market analysis study. We do not intend to publicize this information.
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 12/21/2021 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number 2. Purchase date 3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase) 4. Line item quantity 5. Line item price 6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
FOI #22-121 (03-18-22, 2:36 pm) - Subject - Event Contract
Name - Adam Sabes
Affiliation - Fox News
I am requesting to obtain a copy of the contract/agreement between the University of Connecticut and Nikole Hannah-Jones (or her representatives) for the March 22, 2022 event listed here: https://humanities.uconn.edu/2022/03/03/nikole-hannah-jones/#
As a representative of the media and a member of the general public, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that I was requesting for prompt disclosure records within your possession detailing [1] the formal and/or informal ties that exist between your office, the CIA, the DOJ (FBI), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Archives Records Administration (NARA) and Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri); [2] your communications about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, as a Black man who came to the United States of America (U.S.A) in December 2009 for the purpose of pursuing his undergraduate degree; [3] your communications about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, as a Black man who’s achieved the primary goal he had set out when deciding to move to the U.S for the purpose of obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree; [4] your communications about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, as a Black man who has earned a B.A Degree from Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) on December 31st 2016; [5] your communications about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, as a Black man who had successfully completed the Economics and Political Science major he had declared with Westminster College in the month of May 2013; [6] your communications about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W, as a Black man who has on and off been in contact with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the purpose of obtaining documents pertaining to Jeanne Ann Clery; [7] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has previously confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that they’ve been in contact with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) following the death of Jeanne Ann Clery; [8] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has previously confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that they had assigned the case of Jeanne Ann Clery to the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A) on June 11th 1992;[i] [9] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that Westminster College had extended an invitation to their former-Director William Webster on August 29th 1986; [10] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that William Webster had accepted the invitation extended to him by Westminster College on October 31st 1986; [11] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that Westminster College extended their invitation to William Webster 4 (four) to 5 (five) months following the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery; [12] your communications about the FBI as a federal agency, which has confirmed to Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W that William Webster accepted the invitation extended to him by Westminster College 6 (six) to 7 (seven) months following the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery; cont. [13] to [21]
Copies of human resource documents related to the UConn History Department job search #495667, CT State Historian. I would like copies of the forms that provide the listing of semifinalists and finalists, and the reasons candidates were chosen or rejected.
FOI #22-117 (03-16-22, 7:30 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation - Extra Points newsletter
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent or received by AD David Benedict starting March 1, 2022 and ending March 16, 2022 that include at least one of: "EA Sports" or "video game." Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #22-116 (03-16-22, 3:12 pm) - Subject - RFP #KP06212
Name - Mimi Stanley
Affiliation - Transact Campus Inc.
Pursuant to public records law, I'm requesting copies of all records pertaining to the following request for proposals (RFP):
RFP Number: #KP06212
RFP Title: Billing and Payments Tool
Bid Administrator: Kanagaraj Paulraj, IT Category Manager
Successful bidder: Flywire
Specifically, I am requesting the following documents:
1. Selection committee evaluations/ notes/ analyses
2. Cost and/or technical proposals received from the awarded bidder and other submitters
3. Final contract including scope of work and attachments
FOI #22-115 (03-16-22, 8:44 am) – YOUR EMAIL DOES NOT WORK - Subject - Public Records Requests
Name - Patti Kaiser
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the public records act and/of FOIA, I as that you please email me the entire employment contract (including all addenda, appendices, and exhibits)for the head football coach Jim Mora.