March 12, 2003

Mr. Mark E. Dempsey
Assistant City Attorney
City of Garland
P.O. Box 469002
Garland, Texas 75046-9002

OR2003-1603

Re: Request for information re the death of Tommy Nguyen

Dear Mr. Dempsey:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 179930.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined that your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim that the requested information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 58.007 of the Family Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 58.007, you must withhold the requested information.

For more information on the cited exception, as well as information on the rights and obligations of governmental bodies and requestors, please refer to open government information contained on the Office of the Attorney General website at www.oag.state.tx.us. You may also contact our Open Government Hotline at 1-877-OPENTEX.

Enc: Submitted documents

c: Mr. George Sideris
Sideris Litigation Support Services
4553 Hawkhurst Drive
Plano, Texas 75024-7348
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