March 8, 2004

Mr. Sim W. Goodall
Police Legal Advisor
City of Arlington
P.O. Box 1065
Arlington, Texas 76004-1065

OR2004-1729

Re: Request for report number 2004-02-011.

Dear Mr. Goodall:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 199748.

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: Melissa Trollinger
370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4970
Denver, Colorado 80202
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