Mr. Brick: Your client was already electronically served my public records request in the electronic mail you responded to. At the same time, the City of Newton, IA Chief of Police Robert Burdess communicated in an email dated 01 APR 2022 (attached), “Your request is being handled by our contracted City Attorney at Brick Gentry Law […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 22, 2023 A Navy veteran who says he has PTSD is the man responsible for triggering proposed new restrictions on Iowans’ access to government documents. The individual, Michael J. Merritt of Newton, calls himself “Cipher Hunter” and describes himself as a “creative writer/musician and information warfare specialist.” In […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15, 2023 The Iowa Public Information Board is considering legislation that would enable government agencies to ignore, for up to one year, any public-records requests made by “vexatious requesters.” The board’s legislative committee met Friday to discuss draft legislation aimed at addressing what the board’s executive director called […]
City of Newton, IA Mayor Hansen: I am respectfully requesting an answer to why under your leadership, the City of Newton, IA City Council, while receiving legal counsel from the City of Newton, IA Attorney Matthew Brick of Brick Gentry, P.C. during a public meeting, has refused to provide a requested response to a Caucasian […]
Executive Director Eckley: I will be donating a public database I built while being treated at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Des Moines, IA Medical Center for 6 weeks for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) trauma and symptoms that have caused me to isolate myself for the last 5 years of my life. This […]
