COUNTY Of GALVESTON . LEGAL DEPARTMENT CEWED COUNTY COURTHOUSE 2 8 2018 722 MOODY AVENUE 5TH FLOOR GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 OPEN RECORDS DIVISION ROBERT B. BOEMER 3" 7? 4 9C Director (I 2 BARRY C. WILLEY PAUL A. READY MYRNA s. REINGOLD BEVERLY WEST March 26, 2018 Honorable Ken Paxton Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., Attorney General of Texas #7017 0530 0000 6319 0996 Attn: Open Records Division PO Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Re: Request for decision under Public Information Act Dear Attorney General Paxton, Pursuant to Tex. Gov?t Code 5 52.301, we are requesting theAttorney General?s decision about whether information held by Galveston County Sheriffs Of?ce is excepted from disclosure under the Public Information Act. We are within ten. (10) business days after the date of receipt of the request for information. The request for information was received by the Sheriff 5 Of?ce on March 13, 2018. Accordingly, today is the ninth (9th) business day after the date of receipt of the request for information by the Sheriff? Of?ce.- The Requestor is requesting ?copies Of all documents, audio recordings, and video recordings evidencing, referencing, or relating to the death Of Toni Collins occurring on March 9, 2017, in Galveston County, Texas.? A copy of the request for information is enclosed. We have not released any requested information to the Requester and wish to continue to witlmold requested information. We beliew-i- the reqmsnied cornpeli?ed disclosure pursuant tO Tex. Gov?t Code 552.101, 552.102, 552.103, 552.107, 552.108, 552.1085, 552.115, 552.024, 552.117, 552.1175, 552.119, 552.130, 552.136, 552.137, 552.147 and/or all other applicable exceptions under the Act. We sent notice to the Requestor that we wish to withhold requested information and that we are seeking an Attorney General decision along with a copy Of this request for an Attorney General decision. A copy of our notice to the Requestor is enclosed. We are requesting the Attorney General?s assistance in resolving the question Of whether the information is excepted from disclosure. In accordance with requirements Of the Public Information Act, we anticipate providing further brie?ng on this matter. Galveston (409) 770-5562 Houston (281) 316-8300 Fax (409) 770-5560 Honorable Ken Paxton March 26, 2018 Page 2 In the intervening time, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me on my direct line at (409) 770-5565. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request for decision. Enclosures: Request for Information Notice to Requestor 002 T. Dean Malone Law Of?ces of Dean Malone Founders Square 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75202 Captain Ron Hill Galveston County Sheriff?s Of?ce Identi?cation Division Via Electronic Mail ron.hill@c0.2alvest0n.tx.us Sincerely, y. Beverly West 2 Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., #7017 0530 0000 6319 1009 Founders Square Telephone: 214.670.9989 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 LAW OFFICES 0 Fax: 214.670.9904 Dallas, Texas 75202 DEAN MALON March 6, 2018 Via No. 92147969009997901009479729 Galveston County Sheriff Of?ce 601 54?? Street Galveston, TX 77551 RE: Public Information Act Request Dear Galveston County Sheriff Of?ce: Please provide c0pies of all documents, audio recordings, and video recordings evidencing, referencing, or relating to the death of Toni Collins occurring on March 9, 2017 in Galveston County, Texas. Thank you for your assistance. I 11". Dean Malone TDM/cmr 3820 co 937::- 3: :0 ?mm .mu-tt?? ?3 $333 CF.) an Page 1 ofl COUNTY 0f GALVESTON LEGAL DEPARTMENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 722 MOODY AVENUE 5TH FLOOR GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 ROBERT B. BOEMER Director BARRY C. WILLEY PAUL A. READY MYRNA S. REINGOLD BEVERLY WEST March 26, 2018 T. Dean Malone Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., Law Of?ces of Dean Malone #7017 0530 0000 6319 1009 Founders Square 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75202 Re: Public Information Act Request to Galveston County Sheriff?s Of?ce Dear Mr. Malone: Your request for information submitted to Galveston County Sheriff?s Of?ce was forwarded to my attention. You requested ?copies of all documents, audio recordings, and video recordings evidencing,.referencing, or relating to the death of Toni Collins occurring on March 9, 2017, in Galveston County, Texas.? At this time, we wish to withhold the requested information because we believe the information is excepted from disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act. In this regard, the Public Information Act requires a governmental body to provide notice to a requestor when the governmental body wishes to withhold requested information. This letter provides you, the Requestor in. this (matter, .with such notice. Accordingly, you are advised that we wish to withhold the requested information and that we have asked for a decision from the Texas Attorney General about whether the requested information is within an exception to disclosure. A copy of our request for decision to the Texas Attorney General is enclosed. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on my direct number, (409) 770? 5565 . Sincerely, Beverly Westl Enclosures: Request for Information Request for Decision Galveston (409) 770-5562 Houston (281) 316-8300 Fax (409) 770-5560 Notice to Requestor March 26, 2018 Page 2 Cc with enclosures: Honorable Ken Paxton Attorney General of Texas Attn: Open Records Division PO Box 12548 Austin, Texas 7871 1-2548 Captain Ron Hill Galveston County Sheriffs Of?ce Identi?cation Division Via Electronic Mail ron.hill@co.2alveston.tx.us VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, R.R.R., 7017 0530 0000 6319 0996 ., COUNTY 0f GALVESTON 53% EC 5 1 LEGAL DEPARTMENT 0 COUNTY COURTHOUSE 11 5 2018 OPE .. 722 MOODY AVENUE 5TH FLOOR GALVESTON, TEXAS 775i, 1153:8178 DIESEON IN ROBERT B. BOEMER Director 1121 11- BARRY C. WILLEY PAUL A. READY MYRNA S. REINGOLD BEVERLY WEST April 3, 2018 Honorable Ken Paxton . Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., Attorney General of Texas 7017 0530 0000 6319 1016 Attni Open Records Division PO Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Re: Request for decision under Public Information Act Dear Attorney General Paxton, Pursuant to Tex. Gov?t Code we are requesting the Attorney General?s decision about whether information held by Galveston County Sheriff?s Office is excepted from disclosure under the Public Information Act. The following is our supplemental brie?ng pursuant to Section 552.301(e) of the Act. We sent a Request for Opinion to your office on March 26, 2018, within ten (10) business days after the date of receipt of the request for information that included the request for information and exceptions to disclosure.1 A copy of that letter is attached for your conVenience; The Requestor is requesting: ?copies of all documents, audio recordings, and video recordings evidencing, referencing, or relating to the death of Toni Collins occurring on March 9, 2017, in Galveston County, Texas.? A copy of the request for information is enclosed. We are releasing the ?basic information? contained in the report in accordance with Section 552 108(c) of the Government Code to the Requestor, but wish to continue to withhold the remaining requested information. We are also making the autopsy report available to this Requestor as it was previously released to this requestor under a prior request. We believe the remaining withheld requested information is excepted from compelled disclosure pursuant to Tex. Gov?t Code 552.101, 552.108, 552.114, 552.117, 552.130, 552.136, and 552.147. We sent notice to the Requestor on March 26, 2018, that we wish to withhold requested information and that we are seeking an Attorney General decision along with a copy of this request for an Attorney General decision. We will also send a copy of this correspondence to the Requestor. 1 Please note for purposes of calculating the 15-day deadline for this 552.301(e) brie?ng, the County, including the . Sheriff?s Office was closed in observance of the Good Friday holiday, on Friday, March 30, 2018. 5 52.3 01(6) Page 1 of 8 Galveston (409) 770-5562 Houston (281) 316-8300 Fax (409) 770-5560 We believe the requested information is excepted from disclosure under Section of the Government Code because the information the Requestor seeks is a criminal investigation that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudication and therefore, we have not released the requested information to the Requestor. Additionally and alternatively, some of the withheld information is con?dential by law pursuant to 552.101 of the Government Code, which excepts information from mandatory release if it is considered ?con?dential bylaw, either constitutional, statutory or by judicial decision.?2 The requested information includes autopsy photographs that we believe must be withheld pursuant to section 11 of article 49.25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; birth dates of members of the public excepted by 552.101 and common law privacy; motor vehicle information, which is excepted by Section 552.130 of the Act;3 and social security numbers excepted by Section 552.147 of the Act. A. Law Enforcement Exception, The requested information deals with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime only in relation to an investigation that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudication. Accordingly, we believe the requested information is excepted from disclosure in its entirety pursuant to Section of the Government Code.4 Section provides that: Information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor that deals with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 [compelled disclosure] if it is information that deals with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime only in relation to an investigation that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudications In this instance, all of the requested information deals with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime only in relation to an investigation that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudication. Speci?cally, the Sheriff?s Of?ce has advised that the requested information pertains to a closed criminal case that did not result in conviction or deferred adjudication. Thus, all elements of Section are satis?ed. B. Confidential by Law, 552.101 In addition and alternatively, the requested information is con?dential by law under Section 552.101 of the Government Code. Section 552.101 of the Government Code is the Act?s provision that serves to incorporate sources of law outside of the Act that make information con?dential under the 2 Tex. Gov?t Code 552.101 (West 2012). 3 Tex. Gov?t Code (West Supp. 2015). 4 Tex. Gov?t Code Ann. 552.108 (West 2012). 5 Tex. Gov?t Code Ann. 552.301(e) Page 2 of8 umbrella of the Act.6 In this instance, the requested information is con?dential by law under Section 552.101 in conjunction with common law privacy and judicial decisions as explained fully below. Fingerprint Information Requested information may include ?ngerprint information. By de?nition, ?ngerprints are a biometric identi?er.7 Access to biometric identi?ers must comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 560. Chapter 560 allows disclosure of biometric identi?ers only in speci?ed circumstances.8 As well, Chapter 560 expressly exempts biometric identi?ers from compelled disclosure under the Act.9 The instant request for information is not accompanied by consent for release from anyone, does not involve any special right of access, and does not fall within any of the permissible disclosures enumerated within Chapter 560. Accordingly, to the extent requested information includes ?ngerprint information, we believe the information is con?dential by law under Section 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with Chapter 560 of the Government Code. Criminal History Record Information/TCIC?VCIC Accessed through LE To the extent any enclosed information constitutes criminal history record information, we believe the information is con?dential under federal law and under Chapter 411, Subchapter F, of the Texas Government Code.10 Indeed, the unauthorized disclosure of criminal history record information is expressly prohibited by statute. 11 Accordingly, we believe any criminal history record information must be withheld pursuant to Section 552.101 of the Government Code 1n conjunction with applicable provisions within Chapter 411 of the Government Code. 6 Tex. Gov?t Code Ann. 552.101 (Vernon 2012). The Act "excepts ?om disclosure information which the constitution, a statute, or a judicial decision has declared con?dential as a matter of law." A Consultants, Inc. v. Sharp, 904 668, 674 (Tex. 1995). 7 See Tex. Gov?t Code 560.001( 1) identi?er means a retina or iris scan, ?ngerprint, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry?). 8 See id. 560.002(1) (allowing disclosure with the consent of the individual, if the disclosure is required or permitted by a federal statute or a state statute other than the Public Information Act, or if the disclosure is made by or to a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes). 9 See id. 560.003 (stating, biometric identi?er in the possession of a governmental body is exempt ?om disclosure under Chapter 10 Speci?cally, we believe any access is excepted from disclosure as information that is con?dential by law in conjunction with Chapter 411 of the Texas Government Code and/or federal law. See Tex. Gov't Code 411.089; see 28 CPR. See Tex. Gov?t Code 411.085. 552.301(e) Page 3 of8 Moreover, protected criminal history record information includes Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) and National Crime Information Center (N CIC) information obtained through the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System thus, we believe we are required to withhold such information. TLETS is a communication system utilized by law enforcement agencies to access TCIC and NCIC information. Access to TLETS is rigorously controlled and subject to State and Federal regulation. These provisions restrict a law enforcement agency?s use of the system and require con?dentiality for the information.12 As well, the Attorney General formally addressed the release of obtained through the TLETS in Open Records Decision No. 565 (1990), opining that such information is con?dential and is not allowed for individual access.13 Thus, under ORB-565, the TLETS information is con?dential by law and must be withheld. Autopsy Photos In addition/alternative to the exception, we believe the photographs of a body taken during an autopsy are con?dential under Section 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with Article 49.25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.14 In this regard, the release of photographs of a body taken during an autopsy is expressly addressed within Article 49.25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure - Section 11 of Article 49.25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides in relevant part, that ?a photograph. . .of a body taken during an autopsy is excepted from required public disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, but is subject to if the photograph. . .is of the body of a person who died while in the custody of law enforcement.?15 In this instance, the death is from an of?cer involved shooting. However, the term ?in the custody of law enforcement? is not de?ned within Article 49.25. Article 49.18 de?nes the term ?in the custody of a peace of?cer? to mean ?under arrest by a peace of?cer; or under the physical control or restraint of a peace of?cer.?16 However, this term is for purposes of determining whether a custodial death report is required (which is also required if force is used), rather than determining whether photographs of a body taken during an autopsy are con?dential by law. 12 Withholding obtained through TLETS is mandatory. ?3 See Tex. Att?y Gen. ORD-565 (1990), at pages 10-12. 14 The Medical Examiner?s photographs include scene photographs, which are clearly excepted under Section of the Government Code; photographs taken during an autopsy but not of the body, which are similarly excepted under Section 5 and photographs of a body taken during an autopsy, which we believe are excepted ?om compelled disclosure under Section 5 and/or 552.101 of the Government Code. 15 Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 49.25 11. ?6 Id. 552.301(e) Page 4 of8 Finally, in Informal Letter Ruling Numbers (issued to Texas Department of Public Safety) and OR2017-09889 (issued to the City of Fort Worth), the Attorney General ruled that the exceptions to con?dentiality stated within Article 49.25 did not apply to compel the release of photographs of a body taken during an autopsy on the deaths, which each resulted from an of?cer- involved shooting. Accordingly, we believe the autopsy photographs in the withheld requested information must be withheld. Declarations Requested information includes declarations of and physical examinations (L-2 and L-3 Declarations) on the of?cer, which the Sheriff?s Of?ce received from the Galveston Police Department during its investigation and that a law enforcement agency is required to maintain under Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, of the Occupations Code. In this regard, Occupations Code, Section 1701 .306(b) provides, in part, that declaration is not public information.?17 We believe the and declarations, and the information that accompanies each, must be withheld. Indeed, the L-2 and L-3 are con?dential under Chapter 1701 of the Occupations Code. Alternatively, if the Attorney General determines that the information that must accompany an is not protected under Section 1701.306 of the Occupations Code, then the instant requests for information do not satisfy any permissible disclosure enumerated by the Medical Practice Act, which is at Chapter 159 of the Occupations Code, or by Chapter 611 of the Health and Safety Code. Accordingly, we believe we must withhold any L-2 forms, L-3 forms, and the information accompanying each form.18 Dates of Birth Privacy Rights In Paxton v. City of Dallas, the Court held that dates of birth of members of the public are con?dential by law under Section 552.101 of the Government Code.19 We have marked these birthdates in the requested information and believe it is con?dential by law under Section 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with common law privacy rights, as set forth in Paxton.20 Thus, we believe we may continue to withhold the dates of birth. ?7 Tex. Occup. Code Ann. 1701.306(b) (West 2012). 18 See Tex. Att?y Gen. (2009) (opining that L-2 and L-3s are con?dential by law under Section 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with Section 1701.306 of the Occupations Code and issuing a previous determination authorizing a governmental body to withhold such information without the necessity of seeking a decision from the Attorney General). 19 Paxton v. City ofDallas, No. 03-13-00546-CV, 2015 WL3394061 at *3 (Tex. App?Austin May 22, 2015, pet. denied) (mem. 20 Id. (concluding that ?based on the supreme court?s rationale in Texas Comptroller, public citizens have a privacy interest in their birth dates such that the ?publication [of birth dates] would be highly objectionable to a reasonable person?) (citations omitted). 552.301(c) Page 5 of8 C. Home address, phone number, social security number, family information of a peace of?cer, 552.117 The home address, home telephone number, personal cell phone number, social security number, and information revealing family members of a peace of?cer are excepted from compelled disclosure under Section(s) 552.117 of the Government Code. As stated above, the criminal investigation requested by the Requestor includes information on a named peace of?cer that was provided to the Sheriff?s Of?ce through an intergovernmental exchange of information from the Galveston Police Department. Under Section 552.117 of the Government Code, a governmental body may withhold the home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number of a peace of?cer and information revealing whether the peace of?cer has family members regardless of whether the peace of?cer has an Open Records Election on ?le with the agency/employer.21 We wish to withhold the information and believe it is excepted from disclosure under Section 551.117 of the Government Code. 22 D. Motor Vehicle Record Information, 552.130 We believe we are required to withhold motor vehicle record information under Section 552.130 of the Government Code, the Act?s exception for motor vehicle records information. The Act?s exception for motor vehicle records excepts information from required disclosure if the information relates to a motor vehicle operator?s or driver?s license or permit issued by an agency of the State of Texas, or to a motor vehicle title or registration issued by an agency of the State of Texas.23 Accordingly, we believe we are prohibited from releasing this motor vehicle record information that is displayed within the requested information. This information is highlighted and marked in the responsive information. E. Educational Transcripts, FERPA, 552.114 The requested information contains peace of?cers educational transcripts . We believe these transcripts are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and/or 552.114 as a student record obtained from the educational institutions that created these documents and as such we are prohibited from disclosing them. This is information provided in an intergovernmental exchange from the Galveston County Police Department to the Sheriff?s Of?ce as part of the criminal investigation that is the subject of this request. 21 See Tex. Gov?t Code see Tex. Att?y Gen. ORB-670 (2001) (issuing a previous determination for governmental bodies to withhold, inter alia, a peace of?cer?s home address, home phone, and personal cell phone number under Section 552.117 without the necessity of seeking a decision from the Attorney General). 22 See Tex. Gov?t Code 552.117, 552.1175; see ORD-670 (2001). 23 Tex. Gov?t Code 552.130(a) (West Supp. 2015). 24 20 U.S.C. 1232g. 552.301(e) Page 6 of8 F. Access Device Information, 552.136 and Numbers To the extent any requested information reveals access device information, we believe we are required to withhold that information pursuant to Section 552.136 of the Government Code. In this regard, Section 552.136 de?nes an ?access device? for purposes of this statutory exception, stating, in part, that: ?[a]ccess device means a card, plate, code, account number, personal identi?cation number, electronic serial number, mobile identi?cation number, or other telecommunications service, equipment, or instrument identi?er or means of account access that alone or in conjunction with another access device may be used to obtain money, goods, services, or another thing of value. Thus, to the extent any requested information discloses any of the above information, we believe we are required to withhold the information. Some requested information reveals the peace of?cer?s Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) identi?cation number. This was formerly called the TCLEOSE number and is also sometimes referred to as the PID number. For convenience, since the current term is TCOLE number, we refer to TCOLE number to include any prior designation as well. The TCOLE number does not constitute ?public information? under the Act. Therefore, the Act does not govern access to the TCOLE number. Each peace of?cer?s TCOLE number is a unique computer-generated number assigned to the peace of?cer for identi?cation Within the TCOLE database and is used to gain access within the TCOLE database. Accordingly, we believe the COLE number does not constitute ?public information? for purposes of the Act. As such, the Act is inapplicable and does not govern the release of the number.26 As well, because the TCOLE number provides access into the TCOLE system for each of?cer?s own records, then in the event the Attorney General rules that the number is subject to the Act, then we believe the TCOLE number constitutes access device information such that it must be withheld under Section 552.136 of the Government Code. To this end, Section 552.136 clearly covers ?passwords? as it covers personal identi?cation numbers (which are passwords), as well as another identifier or means of account access.27 Thus, in the event the Attorney General opines that a TCOLE number is subject to the Act, then in addition/alternative, we believe it is excepted from compelled disclosure under Section 552.136 of the Government Code. 25 Id. (emphasis added). 26 See Tex. Gov?t Code 552.002 (de?ning ?public information? for purposes of the Act); see generally Tex. Att?y Gen. (1990) (opining that the Act does not govern access to certain kinds of computer information). 27 See Tex. Gov?t Code 552.136(a) (emphasis added). 552.301(e) Page 7 of8 G. Social Security Numbers, 552.147 In the event any information discloses a social security number of a living person, we believe we are required to withhold that number pursuant to Section 552.147 of the Government Code. Conclusion In conclusion, we are requesting your review of this matter because we wish to continue to withhold some of the requested information. We have timely complied with all requirements of the Act thus, all exceptions to disclosure remain applicable in this matter. We have labeled and marked the exceptions to disclosure in the enclosed requested information for your review. We believe a_ll the requested information is excepted from disclosure by common-law privacy as a compilation of criminal history information, 552.101, and additionally the Law Enforcement Exceptions, and of the Government Code. All other exceptions herein are additional/alternative exceptions for withholding certain requested information. If you have any questions or need anything further in your review of this request for decision, please contact me at my direct extension, (409) 770-5565. Thank you for your consideration of this request for decision. Sin rely, Enclosures: Copy of March 26, 2018 Request for Decision Copy of Request for Information Copy of Requested Information with noted exceptions cc: T. Dean Malone Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., Law Of?ces of Dean Malone #7017 0530 0000 6319 1023 Founders Square 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75202 Captain Ron Hill Galveston County Sheriff 5 Of?ce Identification Division Via Electronic Mail ron.hill@co.2alveston.tx.us 552.301(e) Page 8 of8 COUNTY of GALVESTON LEGAL DEPARTMENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 722 MOODY AVENUE 5TH FLOOR GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 ROBERT B. BOEMER Director BARRY C. WILLEY PAUL A. READY MYRNA S. REINGOLD BEVERLY WEST March 26, 2018 Honorable Ken Paxton Via Certified Mail, R.R.R., Attorney General of Texas #7017 0530 0000 6319 0996 Attn: Open Records Division PO Box 12548 Austin, Texas 7871 1-2548 Re: Request for decision under Public Information Act Dear Attorney General Paxton, Pursuant to Tex. Gov?t Code 552.301, we are requesting theAttorney General?s decision about whether information held by Galveston County Sheriff?s Of?ce is excepted from disclosure under the Public Information Act. We are within ten (10) business days after the date of receipt of the request for information. The request for information was received by the Sheriff?s Of?ce on March 13, 2018. Accordingly, today is the ninth (9th) business day after the date of receipt of the request for information by the Sheriff?s Of?ce. 'The Requestor is requesting ?copies of all documents, audio reCOrdings, and video recordings evidencing, referencing, or relating to the death of Toni Collins occurring on March 9, 2017, in Galveston County, Texas.? A copy of the request for information is enclosed. We have not released any requested information to the Requestor and wish to continue to withhold requested information. We believe the requested information is excepted from compelled disclosure pursuant to Tex. Gov?t Code 552.101, 552.102, 552.103, 552.107, 552.108, 552.1085, 552.115, 552.024, 552.117, 552.1175, 552.119, 552.130, 552.136, 552.137, 552.147 and/or all other applicable exceptions under the Act. We sent notice to the Requestor that we wish to withhold requested information and that we are seeking an Attorney General decision along with a copy of this request for an Attorney General decision. A copy of our notice to the Requestor is enclosed. We are requesting the Attorney General?s assistance in resolving the question of whether the information is excepted from disclosure. In accordance with requirements of the Public Information Act, we anticipate providing further brie?ng on this matter. Galveston (409) 770-5562 Houston (281) 316-8300 Fax (409) 770-5560 Honorable Ken Paxton March 26, 2018 Page 2 In the intervening time, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me on my direct line at (409) 770-5565. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request for decision. Enclosures: Request for Information Notice to Requestor CC: T. Dean Malone Law Of?ces of Dean Malone Founders Square 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75202 Captain Ron Hill Galveston County Sheriffs Of?ce Identi?cation Division Via Electronic Mail ron.hill@co.2alveston.tx.us Sincerely, . Beverly West Via Certi?ed Mail, R.R.R., #7017 0530 0000 6319 1009 Founders Square Telephone: 214.670.9989 900 Jackson Street, Suite 730 LAW OFFICES OF Fax: 214.670.9904 Dallas, Texas 75202 - DEAN MALON March 6, 2018 Via No. 92 4796900999790l 009479729 Galveston County Sheriff Of?ce 601 54th Street Galveston, TX 77551 RE: Public Information Act Request Dear Galveston County Sheriff Of?ce: Please provide copies of all documents, audio recordings, and video recordings evidencing, referencing, or relating to the death of Toni Collins occurring on March.9, 2017 in Galveston County, Texas. Thank you for your assistance. 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