Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa Public Information Board – 2398 – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War

M E M O R A N D U M

From: Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
cipher.hunter@cipherphoenix-phoenix-u10113.vm.elestio.app

To: Iowa Public Information Board
Wallace State Office Building, Third Floor
502 East Ninth St
Des Moines, IA 50319

Subj:  IOWA OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD – 2398 – CM-X2 – ELIMINATION OF THE FOG OF WAR

Ref: 1. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records)
2. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.3 – Supervision—fees
3. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.8(4.)(d.) – Injunction to restrain examination
4. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.10 – Civil enforcement
5. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 23 Public Access to Government Information (Iowa Public Information Board Act) – Section 23.7 – Filing of complaints with the board
6.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.1 Pleading
7.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.2 Libel — retraction — actual damages.
8.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.3 Retraction — actual, special, and exemplary damages.
9. Title XVI – Criminal Law and Procedure – Iowa Code Chapter 708 – Assault – Iowa Code Section 708.7 – Harassment

Enc: 1.   Kauffman, Clark. “Persistent Newton Requester Inspires Proposal That Could Limit Iowa Public Records Access.” The Des Moines Register, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Sept. 2023, www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2023/09/25/iowa-public-records-access-could-be-restricted-in-reaction-to-one-man/70936174007/.
2.  Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
3.  Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 22. “How One Man’s Actions Led to Proposed New Limits on Public-Records Access.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 23 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/22/how-one-mans-actions-led-to-proposed-new-limits-on-public-records-access/
4.  The Form of the Iowa Class Battleship and the Sea of Tyranny Manifested By Iowa’s Alleged Information Concealment Board, 29 SEP 2023
5. The Form of the Iowa Class Veteran, 07 OCT 2023
6. The Final Deployment, The Race Between Good and Evil, 21 NOV 2023
7. Lions, Tigers, Vexatious Records Requesters Oh My!, 06 DEC 2023
8. Declaration and Response to Iowa Civil Rights Commission Correspondence, 13 DEC 2023
9. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa Public Information Board – 1797 – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 01 of 05, 11 JAN 2024
10. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa State Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 02 of 05, 12 JAN 2024
11. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa State Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 03 of 05, 14 JAN 2024
12. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa Municipal Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 04 of 05, 16 JAN 2024
13. Electronic Mail – Iowa Public Information Board – 24 JAN 2024
14. The Form of the Constitutional Maverick – Iowa Open Records Request – Iowa Municipal Government Bodies – Consolidated – CM-X2 – Elimination of the Fog of War – Section 05 of 05, 31 JAN 2024
15. Memorandum – Iowa Civil Rights Commission – 10-23-80682 – 31 JAN 2024

1. Records Requested

(a.) All public records provided to the Iowa Capital Dispatch’s Clark Kauffman that led to the publishing of Enclosures (1.), (2.), and (3.).

(b.) A copy of Clark Kauffman’s public record request that was provided to the Iowa Public Information Board that led to the publishing of Enclosures (1.), (2.), and (3.).

Respectfully,

Cipher Hunter

Legal Name: Michael J. Merritt, as shown on birth records stored and preserved by Marshall County, IA, and records stored and preserved by the United States Department of Defense from 1997 – 2017.