Other (indicate in message) Submitted: December 14, 2022 | Updated: February 19, 2023

(December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

Hello Columbus County, NC Government and/or Sheriff’s Department (Records Officer),

I'd like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

Please provide ALL emails “Sent By” Paul Rockenbach, during the specific time period of January 01, 2022 through the present day (date the query is performed). This request is not subject or keyword specific -- I'd like "ALL Emails Sent" during the specified time period.

Note: [If such a record exists] Please DO NOT include personally identifying information such as name, address, case number, etc. about possible victims of crimes. If necessary, please redact.

**I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.

I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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I am not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816

The request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

Please note that I cannot commit to sign any forms or pay any potential fees / associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost.

Thank you for your assistance!

Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Editor’s Note 12/14/22: The submission above has been revised for clarity.

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Status: Completed

Activity:

  • February 17, 2023 2:24 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>
    date: Feb 17, 2023, 2:24 PM
    subject: Re: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    Good afternoon Amanda,

     

    Thank you for clarifying.

     

    I have added the document to our site and will mark this request as completed.

     

    Have a good weekend!

     

    **Editor’s Note: Please see referenced file (“DOC010923-01092023142858.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Completed
  • February 16, 2023 2:35 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>
    date: Feb 16, 2023, 2:35 PM
    subject: RE: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    There are no other modifications needed.

     

    Thank you,

     

    Amanda B. Prince

    Staff Attorney

    Columbus County

    127 West Webster Street

    Whiteville, North Carolina 28472

    910-642-5645


    Status: Clarification Provided
  • February 16, 2023 1:22 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>
    date: Feb 16, 2023, 1:22 PM
    subject: Re: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    Hi Amanda (and all CCed),

     

    Related to the following request:
    (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    This is my 4th attempt to follow up on my previous email on 01/10/22, regarding possible redactions that you may have missed in the records you’ve sent me on 01/09.

     

    Can you please confirm that you’ve reviewed my email, and whether you’ve determined revisions are in fact necessary to the documents you sent? If so, then please resend the folder in its entirety once completed.

     

    I cannot post any file onto our website, until you can confirm whether or not the correct information has been provided.

     

    I will make one more attempt to follow up with you next week, and if I have not received a response, I will mark the request as having been “denied” by your organization.

     

    Thank you!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • February 2, 2023 2:16 pm

    1 year ago

    **02/02/23 Editor’s Note: We’ve been emailing with Columbus County to follow up on this request since 01/10/23, specifically related to a file they sent us on 01/09/23. It is unclear whether that file contains complete and updated information to fulfill the request, and we are awaiting further clarification from their office. We’ll post any additional information once it becomes available. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!


    Status: Follow up
  • February 2, 2023 12:27 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>
    date: Feb 2, 2023, 12:27 PM
    subject: Re: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    Hi Amanda (and all CCed),

     

    I hope you are feeling better.

     

    I’m just following up again on my previous email (01/10/22) regarding possible redactions that may have been missed in the records you’ve sent me.

     

    Can you please confirm that you’ve reviewed my email, and if you determined that revisions are in fact necessary to the documents you sent? If so, then please resend the folder in its entirety once completed.

     

    I cannot post any file onto our website, until you can confirm whether or not the correct information has been sent.

     

    This is in reference to the following request:
    (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.
    https://www.sunshinerequest.com/records_request/december-2022-request-for-columbus-county-nc-government-all-emails-sent-by-employee-from-01-01-2022-present-day/

     

    Thank you!

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • February 19, 2023 1:39 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 19, 2023, 1:39 PM
    subject: Re: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    Thanks Amanda!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Government Processing Request
  • January 19, 2023 12:14 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 19, 2023, 12:14 PM
    subject: Re: [External] emails sent by employee

     

    I’ve been out with covid. I will try to fix next week.

     

    Sent from my iPhone


    Status: Government Processing Request
  • February 15, 2023 11:29 am

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>, Gail Edwards <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 19, 2023, 11:29 AM
    subject: Re: emails sent by employee

     

    Hi Amanda,

     

    I’m following up again on my previous email (01/10) regarding possible redactions that may have been missed in the records you’ve sent me.

     

    If you have determined that revisions are necessary, please resend the folder in its entirety once completed.

     

    I cannot post any file onto our website, until you can confirm whether or not the correct information has been sent.

     

    Thank you!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • January 13, 2023 11:13 am

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>,
    Gail Edwards <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 13, 2023, 11:13 AM
    subject: Re: emails sent by employee

     

    Hi Amanda,

     

    I hope you’re having a good week so far.

     

    Just wanted to follow up on my previous email (01/10). If you’ve determined revisions are necessary, please resend the folder in its entirety once completed.

     

    I will not post any file onto our website, until you can confirm whether the correct information has been sent.

     

    Thank you!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • January 10, 2023 1:29 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>,
    Gail Edwards <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 10, 2023, 1:29 PM
    subject: Re: emails sent by employee

     

    Hi Amanda,

     

    Thank you for sending this document!

     

    I have not yet posted these results to our website, pending further clarification from your office regarding the following —

     

    1) Between the two pages labeled “page 6” and “page 7”, there is one blank page. Please confirm if this is intentional. If not, can you please revise / resend the document?

     

    2) On “Page 20, Message # 18″ through “Page 21, Message 19.”
    The word “Toxicology” has what I assume to be a case number following it — within the Body of the email message. That has been redacted as it should be.
    However, in the email’s Subject that same number (I assume) has been left unredacted. It starts with “F202”. If this is a mistake, can you please fix?

     

    3) Similarly – there is a person’s name listed next to the words “Specimens received from”. I don’t know much about these reports, so I assume that name should have been redacted as well, if it is the name of the deceased or other victim.
    If this information was sent in error, can you please fix?

     

     

    In any case – if revisions are necessary, please resend the folder in its entirety once completed. I will not post any files on our website until I have confirmed that the correct information has been received.

     

    Thank you for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Clarification Requested
  • January 9, 2023 2:32 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Amanda Prince <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: Eddie Madden <[email protected]>, Nick West <[email protected]>,
    Gail Edwards <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 9, 2023, 2:32 PM
    subject: emails sent by employee

     

    Good afternoon,

     

    Please see the attached documents requested.

     

    Thank you,

    Amanda B. Prince

    Staff Attorney

    Columbus County

    127 West Webster Street

    Whiteville, North Carolina 28472

    910-642-5645

     

    **Editor’s Note on 02/15/23: As of this writing, we have not yet uploaded the referenced document from Columbus County — This action is pending further clarification from Amanda to our questions on 01/10. Once we receive that clarification, we will upload the responsive document to our “Documents” section above.


    Status: Response Received from Government
  • January 9, 2023 12:37 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Jan 9, 2023, 12:37 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    Good afternoon Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government (Records Officer),

     

    This is my second attempt to follow up on my public records request. First sent to your offices on 12/15/2022:

    (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    To date, I have not received any response.

     

    Please confirm the request has been received on your end, and please provide an anticipated date of completion. I will follow up again around the time you specify.

     

    In any case, I’ll plan to follow up again this month if I have not heard back — At that point I will have to mark this request as “Denied” by your office.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • December 29, 2022 1:54 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Dec 29, 2022, 1:54 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    Good afternoon Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government (Records Officer),

     

    I’m following up on this public records request that was sent in on 12/15: (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and I will follow up around the time you specify.

     

    In any case, I’ll plan to follow up again in January if I have not heard back before then.

     

    Happy New Year!


    Status: Follow up
  • December 15, 2022 2:56 pm

    1 year ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Dec 15, 2022, 2:56 PM
    subject: Records Request: (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    Hello Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government (Records Officer),

     

    I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.

     

    If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.

     

    Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again around the end of the month if I have not heard back before then.

     

    Here are the details of the request:

     

    Subject: (December 2022) Request for Columbus County [Whiteville, NC] Government: All emails Sent By employee from 01/01/2022 – present day.

     

    Message: “Hello Columbus County, NC Government and/or Sheriff’s Department (Records Officer),

     

    I’d like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
    Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

     

    Please provide ALL emails “Sent By” Paul Rockenbach, during the specific time period of January 01, 2022 through the present day (date the query is performed). This request is not subject or keyword specific — I’d like “ALL Emails Sent” during the specified time period.

     

    Note: [If such a record exists] Please DO NOT include personally identifying information such as name, address, case number, etc. about possible victims of crimes. If necessary, please redact.

     

    **I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.

     

    I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
    ——————

     

    I am not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

     

    Sunshine Request
    PO Box 17391
    Asheville, NC 28816

     

    The request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

     

    Please note that I cannot commit to sign any forms or pay any potential fees / associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the
    itemized potential cost.

     

    Thank you for your assistance!”

     

    Thank you!

     

    ** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.


    Status: Sent to Government
  • December 14, 2022 5:35 pm

    1 year ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending