Friday, January 11, 2019

FLORIDA $ENATE CONCEALING $EXUAL HARA$$MENT $PENDING ON LATVALA CASE DEFENSE AND SLAPP SUIT AGAINST EEOC






Florida's State Senate is stonewalling me on:

  • its SLAPP litigation against EEOC,  
  • its $900,000 settlement and unknown cost of legal defense and SLAPP litigation,
  • JACK LATVALA's, its disgraced former Appropriations Committee Chair and his open, notorious sexual harassment of women in the Capitol and private clubs. 


So I asked Governor Ron DeSantis, the State Library and Information Services Director, Amy Johnson, State Senate President William Galvano and Senator Travis Hutson for help.    

Still waiting for records requested one week ago.




-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: rddesantis ; desantis.opengov ; archives
Cc: BETTA.KATHERINE ; BROWN.DEBBIE ; PublicRecordsRequests ; PEREZ.MICHELLE ; rddesantis ; desantis.opengov ; hawkes.jeremiah ; galvano.bill.web ; hutson.travis.web ; wgalvano ; georgio ; waltbog
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2019 9:08 am
Subject: Re: Ed Slavin Request No. 2019-6: Florida State Senate $900,000 EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation settlement in Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al./ florida Senate Public Records Request #19

Dear Governor DeSantis and Ms. Johnson:
Please send me all documents concerning any briefings or responses by Governors Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis and staffs to the Florida State Senate's:

1. Toxic hostile working environment and documented sexual harassment by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair JACK LATVALA.
2. 2018 lawsuit against EEOC in federal court seeking to terminate EEOC's jurisdiction  
3. $900,000 EEOC settlement obliging sexual harassment victim to quit her job and never apply for work with the Florida Senate again
On deadline.  
The Senate has not yet provided any documents in response to my week-old requests No. 2019-6.  
Will you and your respective staffs please help me get our public records released today?
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: hawkes.jeremiah ; galvano.bill.web ; hutson.travis.web ; wgalvano
Sent: Thu, Jan 10, 2019 5:17 pm
Subject: Re: Ed Slavin Request No. 2019-6: Florida State Senate $900,000 EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation settlement in Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al./ florida Senate Public Records Request #19

Dear Senators Gslvano and Hutson:
Please direct your staff to send the records.  On deadline.
Please call me to discuss this settlement and Senate's SLAPP lawsuit against EEOC.
Thank you.
Cordially,
Ed Slavin


-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: hawkes.jeremiah
Sent: Fri, Jan 4, 2019 8:14 pm
Subject: Ed Slavin Request No. 2019-6: Florida State Senate $900,000 EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation settlement in Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al./ florida Senate Public Records Request #19



Dear Mr. Hawkes:
1. Please call me to discuss.  
2. Please send me the requested documents.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: PublicRecordsRequests
Cc: georgio ; BETTA.KATHERINE ; BROWN.DEBBIE ; Hawkes.Jeremiah ; PEREZ.MICHELLE ; rddesantis ; hutson.travis.web ; scottopengov ; waltbog
Sent: Fri, Jan 4, 2019 6:14 pm
Subject: Re: Ed Slavin Request No. 2019-6: Florida State Senate $900,000 EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation settlement in Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al./ florida Senate Public Records Request #19




Dear Ms. Perez:
1. The Florida State Senate's delay is disdainful and disrespectful to the public's constitutional Right to Know, voted by 83% of Florida voters in  Article I, Sec. 24, Florida Constitution.   
2. Please send documents.  Now.
3. As James Madison wrote, "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
4. Please call me today to discuss.
5. Please include "Request No. 2019-6:  Florida State Senate $900,000 EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation settlement in Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al." in the title of all e-mails and correspondence. 
Thank you.


With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998


-----Original Message-----
From: PublicRecordsRequests <PublicRecordsRequests@flsenate.gov>
To: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
Cc: georgio <georgio@folioweekly.com>; Betta, Katherine <BETTA.KATHERINE@flsenate.gov>; Brown, Debbie <BROWN.DEBBIE@flsenate.gov>; Hawkes, Jeremiah <Hawkes.Jeremiah@flsenate.gov>; Perez, Michelle <PEREZ.MICHELLE@flsenate.gov>
Sent: Fri, Jan 4, 2019 5:09 pm
Subject: Public Records Request #19

Dear Mr. Slavin:
The Senate received your public records request dated January 4, 2019, for the following:
·         “Please send me all of the documents on Rachel Perrin Rogers v. State Senator Jack Latvala, et al., involving a reported $900,000 EEOC settlement re: sexual harassment and retaliation by former State Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Jack Latvala. Please include all draft settlement agreements and documents on discussion and discussion between the parties,  negotiations on the amount and terms of settlement, legal filings, analytical statements of position, briefs, EEOC and court investigative statements, affidavits, depositions, etc.”
A response to this request will be given in a reasonable amount of time.  Should this request result in an extensive use of Senate information technology resources, clerical or supervisory assistance, an extensive use fee estimate will be provided for approval prior to processing the request.
The Senate provides this response pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, section 11.0431, Florida Statutes, and Senate Rule 1.48.  Under Article 1, Section 24(c) of the Florida Constitution, each house of the Legislature is exclusively authorized to adopt rules governing the enforcement of the maintenance, control and disposition of public records with respect to their own public records. 
The Senate will be in contact should any additional information be needed.  Otherwise, a notification will be sent once the records are ready for release.
Sincerely,
Michelle
Michelle Perez
Public Records Manager
Office of the Senate General Counsel
302 The Capitol
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone:  (850) 487-5237
Fax:        (850) 487-6444

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