June 5, 2003

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

OR2003-3847

Re: Request for copies of all reports, officers' notes, computer printouts, police calls, booking, offense report, criminal history and medical records in reference to a named individual from January 1988 through December 1999.

Dear Mr. Dempsey:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 184744.

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. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with 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), 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.

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cc: Mr. James Stafford
1512 Alabama
Houston, Texas 77004-3936
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