Legal Assistance Request Form



Please use this form only if you would like to request assistance on behalf of a non-profit or public interest organization. If you are seeking FOIA assistance as an individual or on behalf of a for-profit institution, please do so through the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse.

To request assistance on behalf of a public interest organization, please fill out the following form:
   
Name:
Organization:
Email:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone:
 
What type of FOIA assistance are you requesting?
   
In addition to a short description of how we can help you, please fill out the fields below.
 
Please describe the documents you are seeking.
   
Choose one or more government agency where the records may be held, or where you filed a FOIA request:
 
and/or
State government body:
 
and/or
Other:
 
Have you already filed a FOIA Request?
Yes No
If so, on what date? 
 
What response did you receive?
Other:
 
If your request was denied in whole or in part, what basis did the agency provide for the denial? (choose one or more)
 
Did you request a fee waiver?
Yes No
If you requested a fee waiver, was it denied?
Yes No
 
If the fee waiver was denied, on what basis?
 
If you were denied in whole or in part, have you filed an agency appeal?
Yes No
If so, on what date?
 
Have you received a response?
Yes No
If so, was it successful?
 
If you were unsuccessful in whole or in part during an agency appeal, have you filed a lawsuit?
Yes No
If so, please explain the state of the litigation.