March 14, 2003

Ms. Elaine Sample
Assistant City Attorney
City of El Paso
2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, Texas 79901-1196

OR2003-1759

Re: Request for all complaints, reports and arrests made against Karl Schlondrop within the last 6 years

Dear Ms. Sample:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 180489.

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 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 489 U.S. 749 (1989). We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.101, 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

cc: Ms. Jane Schlondrop
3213 Tomahawk
El Paso, Texas 79936
(w/o enclosures)

POST OFFICE BOX 12548, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711-2548 TEL: (512) 463-2100 WEB: WWW.OAG.STATE.TX.US
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer