MSPB FY18 FOIA Log

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Page 1 of 4

Tracking Number Requester 

Organization

Received Closed Dispositions Categories of Records Requested

MSPB-2015-000112 Individual 05/19/2015 03/29/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning Social Security Administration v. Larry J. Butler.

MSPB-2016-000018 Individual 10/26/2015 02/14/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning Alma D. Chavez v. Department of Veterans Affairs.

MSPB-2016-000040 Individual 12/14/2015 03/29/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning Social Security Administration v. Larry J. Butler.

MSPB-2016-000052 Individual 01/07/2016 01/19/2018 Full grant Records concerning orders issued by judges in the Washington Regional 

Office granting or denying Motions to Dismiss without Prejudice with right to 

refile, for the time period between 2005 and 2012.

MSPB-2016-000054 Federal News 

Radio

01/14/2016 03/06/2018 Other - No 

Response/NonResponsive to Request 

for Clarification

Records concerning Diana Rubens v. Department of Veterans Affairs and 

Kimberly Graves v. Department of Veterans Affairs.

MSPB-2016-000183 Individual 08/22/2016 01/12/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Record concerning a complaint filed by an individual.

MSPB-2016-000185 MuckRock 08/24/2016 02/23/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Reports made regarding MSPB computer system outage.

MSPB-2017-000056 Individual 01/30/2017 03/08/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning Kayla Juel v. Department of Homeland Security.

MSPB-2017-000059 Individual 02/02/2017 02/27/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning memos of "Significant Issues Pending Before the Board", 

Office of Appeals Counsel glossary, MSPB manual, and MSPB phonebook. 

MSPB-2017-000198 Individual 08/21/2017 02/01/2018 No records Records regarding impact of government furloughs, government shutdown, 

budget recission, or reductions in force on MSPB. 

MSPB-2017-000202 Individual 08/21/2017 01/11/2018 Full grant Records identifying the oldest pending merit system appeals at MSPB.

MSPB-2017-000214 Individual 09/14/2017 01/25/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning MSPB orders issued from January 1, 2017 to present in 

which an MSPB judge ruled on a motion or request to certify an issue for 

interlocutory appeal.

MSPB-2017-000215 Individual 09/14/2017 01/25/2018 Full grant Records regarding MSPB decisions ordering sanctions.

MSPB-2017-000216 Individual 09/14/2017 02/20/2018 Other - No 

Response/NonResponsive to Request 

for Clarification

Records concerning cases where the appellant asserted an Individual Right of 

Action appeal, or an affirmative defense on the basis of whistleblower 

retaliation.

MSPB-2018-000003 Terrell Marshall 

Law Group PLLC

10/03/2017 01/11/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning Joshua Marquiz v. Department of Defense.
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Tracking Number Requester 

Organization

Received Closed Dispositions Categories of Records Requested

MSPB-2018-000018 Individual 10/20/2017 01/10/2018 Full grant Records concerning pending Petition for Review (PFR) data.

MSPB-2018-000040 Individual 11/16/2017 01/10/2018 Full grant A listing of every MSPB case filed from January 1, 2013 to November 16, 

2017.

MSPB-2018-000045 Individual 11/27/2017 01/10/2018 Full grant Records concerning pending PFR data.

MSPB-2018-000057 Individual 12/22/2017 01/11/2018 Full grant Records concerning Jeffrey Evans v. Department of the Navy and Lowell 

Blankenship v. Department of the Navy.

MSPB-2018-000062 Individual 12/28/2017 01/23/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Information concerning the hiring for an MSPB vacancy.

MSPB-2018-000063 Dewey 

Publications, Inc.

01/02/2018 01/04/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Copies of service sheets for all decisions issued in December 2017. 

MSPB-2018-000069 Individual 01/08/2018 01/12/2018 Full grant FOIA appeals log from 2017. 

MSPB-2018-000070 Individual 01/08/2018 01/25/2018 No records Records concerning nominations to the Board from November 13, 2017 to 

present.

MSPB-2018-000071 Individual 01/09/2018 01/10/2018 No records Records concerning an individual.

MSPB-2018-000073 BVA 01/09/2018 01/10/2018 No records Information concerning a job vacancy. 

MSPB-2018-000074 Individual 01/10/2018 01/12/2018 No records Records concerning Celina Guisinger v. Secretary of the Army.

MSPB-2018-000075 Individual 01/11/2018 01/23/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

No request for records.

MSPB-2018-000076 Individual 01/11/2018 01/12/2018 Full grant Records concerning pending PFR data.

MSPB-2018-000077 Individual 01/10/2018 02/08/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Identification and employment information of MSPB administrative judge.

MSPB-2018-000078 Individual 01/11/2018 01/11/2018 No records Records concerning SueAnn B. Jennings v. Department of Veteran Affairs. 

MSPB-2018-000079 Individual 01/11/2018 01/12/2018 Full grant The final decisions issued in Department of Veterans Affairs v. James Markey 

and Department of Veterans Affairs v. Dennis Chiappetta Jr.

MSPB-2018-000083 US Customs and 

Border Protection

01/19/2018 01/19/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

Information concerning Customs and Border Patrol job vacancy. 

MSPB-2018-000084 Individual 01/22/2018 01/23/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

No request for records.

MSPB-2018-000085 Individual 01/24/2018 01/25/2018 No records Request for immigration information.

MSPB-2018-000086 Individual 01/25/2018 01/26/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

Request for immigration information.

MSPB-2018-000089 Individual 01/26/2018 01/26/2018 Full grant The final decision issued in Teresa C. Chambers v. Department of The Interior.

MSPB-2018-000090 Individual 01/30/2018 02/14/2018 Full grant Records concerning Department of Defense furlough statistics.
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Tracking Number Requester 

Organization

Received Closed Dispositions Categories of Records Requested

MSPB-2018-000093 Altoona (PA) 

Mirror

01/31/2018 01/31/2018 Full grant The Initial Decision issued in James Denofrio v. Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

MSPB-2018-000095 Individual 02/01/2018 02/01/2018 No records Record concerning an individual.

MSPB-2018-000096 Dewey 

Publications, Inc.

02/01/2018 02/01/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Copies of service sheets for all MSPB decisions issued in January 2018. 

MSPB-2018-000097 MMJ/Report WTAJ 02/01/2018 02/01/2018 Full grant The Initial Decision issued in James Denofrio v. Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

MSPB-2018-000104 Individual 02/09/2018 02/09/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

Certification of administrative judge's MSPB employment.

MSPB-2018-000110 Individual 02/13/2018 02/14/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

Request unclear.

MSPB-2018-000111 Individual 02/13/2018 02/14/2018 Duplicate request Request unclear.

MSPB-2018-000115 Individual 02/16/2018 02/21/2018 No records Records concerning federal employees on furlough.

MSPB-2018-000119 DiscoverOrg 02/22/2018 03/06/2018 No records Records concerning MSPB organizational charts.

MSPB-2018-000121 USA TODAY 02/23/2018 02/26/2018 Full denial based on 

exemptions

Request for Agency Reform Plan.

MSPB-2018-000122 Individual 02/23/2018 03/07/2018 Full grant Records concerning pending PFR data.

MSPB-2018-000123 Individual 02/26/2018 02/26/2018 No records Request for immigration information.

MSPB-2018-000126 Individual 02/23/2018 02/26/2018 No records Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and MSPB hearing transcripts on 

an individual. 

MSPB-2018-000127 Individual 02/27/2018 03/14/2018 Full grant Information concerning MSPB filing deadlines.

MSPB-2018-000128 The Law Offices of 

Eric L. Pines, PLLC

02/28/2018 02/28/2018 Full grant The Initial Decision issued in Jacquitta Duncan v. Department of 

Transportation.

MSPB-2018-000129 Law Office of 

George E. Weaver

02/28/2018 03/06/2018 Full grant The Initial Decision issued in William Hogan v. Department of Justice .

MSPB-2018-000130 Dewey 

Publications, Inc.

03/01/2018 03/05/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Copies of service sheets for all MSPB decisions issued in February 2018. 

MSPB-2018-000131 Individual 02/27/2018 03/09/2018 Improper FOIA request 

for other reason

Records concerning individuals.

MSPB-2018-000136 Government 

Executive Media 

Group

03/06/2018 03/13/2018 Full grant Records concerning pending PFR data.

MSPB-2018-000137 Individual 03/06/2018 03/13/2018 Full grant Records concerning the final disposition in the case of Mark Edward Thomas 

v. Department of Homeland Security.
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Organization

Received Closed Dispositions Categories of Records Requested

MSPB-2018-000138 Individual 03/07/2018 03/13/2018 Full denial based on 

exemptions

Records of MSPB cites.

MSPB-2018-000140 Individual 03/07/2018 03/30/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning individuals.

MSPB-2018-000141 Individual 03/07/2018 03/23/2018 Full grant Information concerning internal processes to adjudicate complaints against 

MSPB employees.

MSPB-2018-000142 Individual 03/09/2018 03/22/2018 No records Records concerning John B. Lepore v. Office of Personnel Management.

MSPB-2018-000143 Individual 03/09/2018 03/16/2018 Full grant Records concerning the final decision issued in Raymond Slayton v. 

Department of Agriculture.

MSPB-2018-000144 Individual 03/12/2018 03/16/2018 No records Records concerning adverse personnel actions data from October 1, 2007 

through the current period FY18. 

MSPB-2018-000159 Intermountain 

Immigration 

Solutions

03/22/2018 03/23/2018 Full grant Records concerning investigation, conclusion, or finding that any Veteran Law 

Judges (VLJs) had engaged in sexist, racist, and homophobic stereotyping 

while on the job in 2017 or 2018. 

MSPB-2018-000160 Individual 03/22/2018 03/23/2018 No records Request for immigration information.

MSPB-2018-000162 NBC Universal 03/23/2018 03/30/2018 Partial grant/partial 

denial

Records concerning removal appeals filed in June 2016.