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Dear Phoenix City Clerk Chris Meyer:
This is the 4th letter I have sent you asking you
for public records in relation to any laws that the
city of Phoenix has making it illegal to shoot photos
in city Parks.
You have not responded to any of my emails, or answered
my request for public records.
The last email I sent you was on Friday, November 2 at 1:59 PM.
You are almost certainly in violation of Arizona's Public Records
law which is A.R.S 39 §121 and says that requests for public
records much be answered as soon as possible.
The question which was in all three of the prior emails is
I am trying to get a copy of the city of Phoenix law or
ordinance that defines the requirements for shooting
still photos in Phoenix parks.
We were told that this is a law that requires people shooting
still static photos in Phoenix Parks to get a permit which costs
$100 from the city of Phoenix before taking any photos.
Is there such a law?
If there is such a law what is the number of it and can you
give me a copy of the law.
If you don't respond this to this email I am adding your name to
the lawsuit I plan on filing against the city of Phoenix for civil
rights violations in Federal Court.
By not responding to my requests for public records you are
violating my 1st and 14th Amendment Constitutional rights.
I have attached a copy of the
law suit.
to this email.
I suspect it will take your legal department 40 hours of
labor to respond to the law suit and if you pay your lawyers
a minimum of $50/hr and that will cost the taxpayers $2,000.
Thanks
| From: | Carl Drega |
| To: | Chris Meyer
Phoenix City Clerk
mailboxcityclerk@phoenix.gov |
| Date: | Friday, November 2, 2012 1:59 PM |
| Subject: | Re: questions about shooting still photos in Phoenix Parks |
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A week ago on Friday at 3:25 I sent you an email asking
for public records relating to the laws that Phoenix has
making it illegal to shoot photos in Papago Park unless
you get a permit.
You still have not responded to my request for public
records and are almost certainly in violation of
Arizona Public Record law which is A.R.S 39 §121
and says that requests for public records must be
answer as soon as possible.
Can you please answer my request for public records
as soon as possible.
Prior to that I sent you another email asking for public
records and you have not responded to that email either.
Thanks
| From: | Carl Drega |
| To: | Chris Meyer
Phoenix City Clerk
mailboxcityclerk@phoenix.gov |
| Date: | Friday, October 26, 2012 3:25 PM |
| Subject: | Re: questions about shooting still photos in Phoenix Parks |
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Dear Phoenix City Clerk:
Over a week ago I sent you guys a request for
public records, which was a request for any laws that the
city of Phoenix has which requires people to
get a permit to shoot still photos in Phoenix
Parks.
I also asked for any laws that define what "commercial
photography" is, in relation to shooting photos in
city of Phoenix parks.
You guys still have not answer my email and supplied me
with the law, if one exists.
Remember per Arizona's Public Records laws which are
defined in
A.R.S 39 §121
you are required to answer all request for public records
promptly per
A.R.S 39 §121.
Can you tell me what the status of my request for public
records is and why it is taking so long to tell me the
what the law is that requires a permit to shoot still photos
in Phoenix Parks?
If you don't answer my request for public records I will
have to file a lawsuit against you.
Also I will probably file a lawsuit against, you, Phil Bradstock,
the city of Phoenix and the Park Ranger who ordered us to
stop taking photos if I can't get a copy of these laws.
I will be filing the lawsuit in Federal Court, not the Arizona
courts, so I won't have to file the usual claim for damages
that you have to file in an Arizona court.
It will certainly be a lot easier if you just tell me what the city of
Phoenix laws are on this matter instead of stonewalling me and
making me file a lawsuit to get a copy of the laws you expect us
to obey.
Thanks
| From: | Carl Drega |
| To: | Chris Meyer
Phoenix City Clerk
mailboxcityclerk@phoenix.gov |
| Date: | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 4:26 PM |
| Subject: | questions about shooting still photos in Phoenix Parks |
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We were shooting some still photos at Papago Park and
stopped by the Park Ranger.
He told us it was illegal for us to shoot photos in the park
and that we had to get a permit and pay a $100 fee before
we could take any photos in a city park.
He ordered us to stop shooting photos until we got a permit.
I am trying to get a copy of the city of Phoenix law or
ordinance that defines the requirements for shooting
still photos in Phoenix parks.
I was told by one person that the law is city code G-1403.
That is incorrect. I looked up G-1403 on the city of Phoenix
web site and it doesn't say one word about the requirements
for shooting still photos in city parks.
G-1403 defines the rules and requirements for shooting
movies and videos in city parks but does not address
the requirements for shooting still photos.
Can you point me to the city law that defines the rules
for shooting still photos in city parks?
Last I am a bit confused about what the definition of
commercial photos are.
The park ranger who told us we were not allowed to
shot photos didn't say a word about it applying only
to people shooting "commercial photos". He just ordered
us to stop shooting photos period.
From other people I have talked to and from your web site
it seems like the law says a permit is only required for
people who are shooting "commercial photos".
Can you also point me to the city of Phoenix code that
defines exactly what "commercial photos" are so I can
read it and decide if we meet that criteria and are required
to get the permit?
If this isn't your area of expertise can you pleas pass this
email on to someone who can help me?
Thanks
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