July 29, 2008

Ms. Meitra Farhadi

Assistant City Attorney

City of Austin

P. O. Box 1546

Austin, Texas 78767-1546

OR2008-10221

Re: Request for the sally port video, dashcam video and 911 audio in relation to Murder #13 and the subsequent arrest of Enrique Ramirez on July 9, 2008

Dear Ms. Farhadi:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 322932.

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 submitted information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.108(a)(1) of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.108(a)(1) you may withhold the submitted 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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