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2023-02-09. Letter To Katie Bishop Re. Georgia Open Records Act Request
2023-02-09. Letter To Katie Bishop Re. Georgia Open Records Act Request
&. MARCUS HODGE (GA & SC) 2500 DANIELL'S BRIDGE ROAD EMILY K. ESCOE
BUILDING 200, SUITE 3A
DAVID K. LINDER LINDSEY B. WOODARD
ATHENS, GEORGIA 30606
ROY E. MANOLL, III ABBEY J. DUHE
MICHAEL J. MCCLEARY
PARKER C. MORGAN
ELINORE R. YOUNG
February 9, 2023
Please accept this letter as a request for the following public records under the Georgia
Open Records Act:
(1) All emails from Steve Howard to Andrew Nelson during the period beginning
January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023;
(2) All emails from Andrew Nelson to Steve Howard during the period beginning
January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023;
(3) All emails from Steve Howard to John Simpson during the period beginning
January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023 (please note that Mr. Simpson worked for Hope
Beckham in Atlanta until 2018, so please include Mr. Simpson’s Hope Beckham email in your
searches);
(4) All emails from John Simpson to Steve Howard during the period beginning
January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023;
(5) All text messages from Steve Howard to Andrew Nelson during the period
beginning January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023, which should include text messages sent
from all mobile telephones used by Mr. Howard during his tenure as County Manager;
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Fortson, Bentley and Griffin
A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
(6) All text messages from Andrew Nelson to Steve Howard during the period
beginning January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023, which should include text messages sent
to all mobile telephones used by Mr. Howard during his tenure as County Manager;
(7) All text messages from Steve Howard to John Simpson during the period beginning
January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023, which should include text messages sent from all
mobile telephones used by Mr. Howard during his tenure as County Manager;
(8) All text messages from John Simpson to Steve Howard during the period
beginning January 1, 2016 and ending January 31, 2023, which should include text messages sent
to all mobile telephones used by Mr. Howard during his tenure as County Manager.
Please be advised that there is established caselaw in Georgia that text messages are public
records that are subject to disclosure under the Georgia Open Records Act. The text messages can
be obtained from Camden County’s and Mr. Howard’s wireless carrier.
Please let me know the reasonable costs associated with obtaining the requested records,
as I will pay the same in accordance with the requirements of the Georgia Open Records Act.
V. Kevin Lang
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