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Janu ry8,2010
January
8, 2010 SUFEIR\IISOR
SUPERVISOR

Jos ,H.Zernik
Joseph H. Zernik
P.O. Boxx 526
526
P . O .
La Ve ne, CA 91750
La Verne, CA 91750
- Dear '.F.r "
Dear Mr. Zmnik:

Thanky,oufor contaCting
Thank you for contacting my officer
myoffice r:egi ingthe
regarding thearrest
ilrrestand
andbooking i formation
bookill~] Jrlformation
pertai ing to inmatesRichardFiner and onaillGottschalk. I apprecia
pertaining to inmates Richard Fine and Ronald Gottschalk. ; appreciate,a it.
it

Our re rds indicate

Our records indicate that yournumerous
thatyour nunletods writ{enand
written andtelephonic
telephon,ic,
inquiris have
inquiries havebeen
been
refen, to the Sireriff's
Depar.tm,ent for
referred to the Sheriff's Department for a a direct
direotresp.onse
iersponseto'yor-r.
to Encl secJ
you Enclosed arecopies
are copie,s
of the rS to you from the Sherilff's
De artment dated November 4, 009
of the letters to you from the Sheriff's Department dated November 4, 2009 and and
Dece ber29,2009. Thereis nothingfu he4imyrrfficecan cloto assi t youin this
December 29, 2009. There IS nothing further my office can do to assist you in thiS
matter
matter.
lf you 4re dissatisfied
If you are dissatisfied with
with the
the Sfreritf,s
Sheriff's re ipol1g,e,
response, you may
you direct yoLlr
may direct oncernsto
Yo\..lr concel'ns to
Cynthid D. Banks, Di:reetor,Deparfment
Cynthia D. Banks, Director, Department off Cornmr-rnity
Community & & Senior
Senior Senvi
Services es at
at 3175
3175 We,st
West
rd )CI020. J'he Ddpartrrrent of
Sixth Street, 3 Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90020. The Department of Community & C rnunity &
Seni:qr icespro,vides
Senior IServices provides f,air
fair a:nd
qbjecti e rslti,ew
and objective of nnatters
review 0f matters Whrsre
where cc cernedpafties
concerned parties
are dissatisfied withthe response
are dissatisfied with the response Xlrovid
provided d b-y
oy the
the Sheriffs
Sheriffs Departmen
Department
Thank you.
Thank you.

Sincerely,
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Senior Services
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Decernber
December 29,2009
29, 2009

Mr.Joseph
Mr. Joseph Zernik
Zernik
POBox
PO Box526
526
La Verne,California
La Verne, California
g1TS0
91750

DearMr.
Dear lt/r.Zernik:
Zernik:

Thisle'tter
This ietter is in
is in response
response to yourfax
to your fiax:
rerquest
request foraccess
for ac;cess
to arrest
to arresliand
andbooking
bookingt
papersof
papers crf
inmates. Richard Fine,Booking No. 182436',7and RonilldGotts,chalk,Boof<iig
inmates: Richard Fine, Booking No. 182436l and Ronald Gottschalk, Booking Nio,
No.
2088144.
2088144.

Yourmquest
Your request
addressed
addressed to Sheriff
to sheriff8aca
Eiacastates:
states:

In response
In response to requests
to requests for ass~stance
for assistancer brySupervisor
by fiupervisor Antonovich
Antonovich regandinrg
regarding <ienial
denial
of access to public records b'yyour ofllic,e,
rvl'rene public
of access to public records by your office, whe~e public access accesswas providecf
was provided by'
by
California
California PublicRecords
Public RecordsAcI,
A,c1l,
$uperrvisor
Supervisor l\ntonrcvich's oitficeinformed
Antonovich's office informedl met,hat
me that
youroffice
your office stated that you
stated that you faxerrdme aa respor\s,e
faxed me r€)sponse on
on Novermber
November 4,2009. ha,reno
4, 2009. I have no
record of such fax, and wottlcl
record of such fax, and would bel be gratalfirl
grateful if youcould
if you could s€nrd
send it
it again, hoping6at
agair., hoping that it1t
indeed
indeed included
included thethe requested
requested public records --arrest
publicrer:or,cls_. arrest ilncJ
and boo[ing
booking recordi
records c,f:
of:

1.
1. Booking
Booking No.
No. 1B243OT
1824367 Ric,hard
Richard Fine
Fine
",2. Booking No. 2088144
2. Booking No. 2088144 Rornalcl
Ronald Gottschalk
C30ttschalk
rCbviously,
Obviously, concern
concern was
was thart
that the
the Sheriffs
Sheriff's D,epartment
Department was was holding for t]
holding for 9 months
months
,Attorney Richard Fine in violartion of thretarar,
and the
Attorney Richard Fine in violation of the law, and the cfi=nial derial of of acCess
access toto arrr:st
arrest
iand booking papers
and booking papers was
was meatnt
meant 1lo
to cover
cover upr
up thart
that fact.
fact. L-ikewise,
L.ikewise, his
his holdinrq
holding ilnin a
a
hospital room, with no medical
hospital room, with no medical iiustification'vvas likely
justiffcation was likely to to b,e
be aa vrrby of l<eepirngl
way of keeping hinlhim
off the three times a day routine counts of inmertels - since Richard
off the three times a day routine counts of inmates - since Richard Fine was an Fine wari an
"off
"off the record", "off
the record", "off the
the count"
count" inmate.
inmate.
-fhe
The holding
holding of
of Attorney
Attorney Gottscl.ralk,
Gottschalk, sinc,e
since relleased
released on bail, likewise,
on bail, likewise, wils
was inin aa
medical facility,
and
medical facility, and again
-.c;oflo€rn
again _. concern v/as
was that
that it
it was
was inin vicllation
violation ofof the
the law.
law.

AAwell-recognized civil rights

well-recognized civil rights org;ianization,
organization, whic;h
wt'lich advised
advised meme in
in this
this matter,
matter,
stated that theyroutinely madie such rr;quersts in other counties
stated that they routinely made such rt;}quests in other counties of of Calilbrnia,
California, and
and
that
that other
other counties
counties routinely
routinely connplied
complied with
with tlre
the law.
law. There!
There wa$was nono reason
reason wlhy
why
the
the Los
Los Angeles
Angeles County
County Shrerifl's
Sheriff's DepartlTrofit
Department would
would not
not likewise
likewise comply
comply vuitlr
with thet
thH
law.
law.
0/
J.o{t,/rirr, of Sn"t,r"o,
fl7l7radi!J;:Jfl CSeruice ,\rnce
(Since /dJo
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 JosephZernik -2- Decemlber29',2009
Joseph Zernik -2- December 29, 2009

Enclosed is; Copv oriherettei Cornpijseo tivCommander

Cornminoei tr,omaiM. l .Lain9,
lainii,E xecutir,re
Enclosed is a copy of the letter composed by Thomas Executive
Assistant,Officeof the Sheriffwhichr was,J faied
r Gr..\E Lt to yclu on
L,l I Novermber 4, 2009, irrdicating
Assistant, Office of the Sheriff wtlich was faxed to you on
r\,, yLrtJ
NovE~mber
l \Lrv$l l luul 4,2009, indicating
the circumstances involving Mr. Rircharrd Fine's a,rres;t.
the circumstances involving Mr. Richard f=ine's arrest.
'Bookinginformation
not exemptfrom
l'romthe
thePublic
PublicHecords
Booking information not exempt lFlecords
Actrelating
Act retlating
totoRichard
Richard Fine,
Fine,
BookingNo.1824367and RonaldGo:ftscha,lk,, Bgroking
No. 20t]g144
Booking No. 1824367 and Ronald Gottschalk" Booking No. 2088144 isisenclosed.
enclosed,
Yourconcernas to where Mr.Fine
Firreand
andMr.
lt4r.
Gottscherlk arelwerre heldwhile
whileini,n
Your concern as to where Mr. Gottschalk are/were held
Department custody is in the fornlof,arn inte,rrogertoryr.
The putrlic Rqcords Actdoes
dor=s
not
Department custody is in the form of an interrogatory. The Public Records Act not
requirethata publicentitycreatea rec;ord in c,rdelrto
respond troaa -equest
request for
require that a public entity create a record in order to respond to for
information. The Act only require,sthat certiainreoords aiready in existence bemade
made
information. The Act only requires that certain records already in existence be
available;it doesnot requirethe purbtlc; entity to ernsrrrrer
interrogatori$s.
available; it does not require the public entity to answer interro~latories.
lf youhaveanyquestions, pleaserc;ontactcynthiersheckellsof theDiscovery
of the DiscoveryUnitat
at
If you have any questions, please contact Cynthia Sheckells Unit
323-890-5023.
323-890-5023.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
LEROYD. BACA,SHERIFF
LEROY D. BACA, SHERIFF

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RiskManagement Bureau
Risk Management Bureau
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LEROY D. BACA, 51"'l£RIFF

November4,4,2009
November 2009

Mr.Joseph
Mr. Joseph Zernik
Zernik
Via Fax: (801) 998-091
Via Fax: (801) 998-09177

Dear Mr. Zernik:

The purpose of this correspondence is to respond to the letter you faxed to our office on October
29, 2009 requesting specific information regarding Mr. Richard Fine.

Mr. Richard Fine was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (LASD) on
March 4, 2009, at II :05 a,m., in San Pedro Court Municipal Division 86, He was booked by
LASD personnel on the same date, San Pedro Court, at 12:23 p.m.

Mr. Fine's confinement to the Sheriff's Custody is the result of a court remand order dated
March 4, 2009, case number 135109420.

I believe this correspondence addresses your request for specific information, and if! can be of
further assistance, please contact me at (323) 526-5000.

Sincerely,

LEROY D. BACA, SHERIF~

~a~~ng'Ex~~stant
ComrnanderThomasM. Laing, Executive Aqi
Office
Officeofofthe
theSheriff
Sheriff

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Booking No.:
Booking 1824367
No.: 1824367 Last ]rlame
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Last Name: FINE First Name: RICHARD Middle Name: I
iddle Name:

Sex M
Sex: M Race:'!V
Race: W DateOf
Date Of Birth:
Birth: 0112211940
01/2X11940 Age: 69' Hair: GRY O
Eyes: BRO Height::509
Height: 509

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Weight: 175 File Nc.:

CLr Level: 0:
Charge

ARREST
ArrestCharge:
Arrest Charge:1209CCP
1209CCP Charge Description: CIVIL CONTEMPT

ArrestDate:
Arrest Date:03/0412009
03lB4n0A9 ArrestTirrre:
Arrest 1105 Arrest Agency: 4005
Time: 1135 Agency Description:: LASD-
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DateBooked:
I Date Booked:03/0412009
0310412009 Time
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Booked:1223
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Assigned Dat,e:
Date: 06/1
06/18/1009 Assigned Time: 1715 itor Staturs:
Visitor Status: N

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Address:441
Address: 441 BAUCIHET
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Booking No.: 2088144
Booking No.: 2088144 Last
Last Name:
Name: GOTITSCIIALK
GOTTSCHALK Fir:rit
First Name:
Name: R
RONALD iddleName:
Middle Name: NORTON
NORTDN

Sex: M
Sex: M Race:
Race: W Date
Date Of Birth:
Birth: 0?/1litlg43
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Age: 6(i
66 Hair:
Hair: B
BRC Eyes: BRO
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Height: 510
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Charge: 487(A)PC
487(A)PC Charge
Charge Description: GIIAI.{D
GRAND THEFT PERTY > $4OO
THEFT MONEYJPROPERTY $400
II An'est Date: Arrest
Arrest Tiure:
Time: 1235 Arrest Agency:
Arrest Date: 10/08/2009
10/0812009 1235 A:rest Agency: 1989
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