My Reply Letter Today to Texas Assistant Attorney General James M. Graham in Austin, Texas

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From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

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Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Subject: 4-23-24 Friendly Reply to TX Asst Atty Genl James Graham

To: Texas Assistant Attorney General James M. Graham, Attorney General of Texas state agency, Education and Enforcement Section, Open Records Division, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548.

Office phone: (512) 463-2100.

April 23, 2024

Dear Texas Assistant Attorney General Graham,

Thank you for your very helpful and encouraging  April 18, 2024-dated e-mail  reply legal letter to me that contained a legal ruling from your state agency  you sent to me, with a carbon-copy of that letter having been addressed to an official of the Travis County DA's Office in Austin.

I especially appreciated this April 18 written statement of yours to me:

"If you feel the district attorney’s office has not complied with the ruling, you may send additional written comments to this office."

Your April 18 legal letter to me was in regard to my December 2023 Open Records Complaint to the Attorney General of Texas. 

My legal complaint alleged that the Open Records Coordinator for the Travis County District Attorney's Office in Austin allegedly failed to provide me with any written document  responsive to my  narrowly focused November 30, 2023, Open Records Request to that DA's Office.

(On December 28, 2023, your Attorney General of Texas Open Records Division assigned to that Open Records complaint from me the official identification number of  OR-23-103287-IC.)

My November 30, 2023,  public information request to the DA's Office in Austin had sought "'a copy of any and all documents on file with each applicable division or unit of your DA's Office that were each authored by someone other than me at any time since 9 a.m. January 1, 2021, and  which each  stated that I myself was or am victimized by  a felony crime."

As of  9:55 p.m. Mountain Time tonight, Tuesday, April 23, 2024,  I myself still have not received any legal document  from the Travis County DA's Office Open Records Coordinator -----or from  the Travis County Attorney's Office acting on behalf of Travis County DA Jose Garza's Open Records Coordinator ---that was directly and specifically responsive to my November 30, 2023, Open Records Request  to their county government agency in Austin.

Texas Assistant Attorney General Graham, I would appreciate receiving a follow-up letter from you in regard to whether your Open Records Division in Austin is able to obtain for me and directly send to me---- or have sent to me by the DA's Office or County Attorney's Office in Austin--- a copy of each of the specific  legal documents responsive to my November 30, 2023, request that you have specifically ordered the Travis County DA's Office to release to me.

Thank you in advance for your very kind assistance to me on this very important legal  issue  for me.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

Current Open Records  Complainant John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912,  Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My Date of Birth: 4-27-1957. My Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska.

My cell phone number ever since August 2019: 

(512) 993-7305.

My current home phone number: (801) 355-0850.

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Mr. Graham, as a courtesy to yourself I am also sharing with you today the exact verbatim texts of the e-mail communications that your Attorney General of Texas state agency  sent to me on April 18, 2024:

From: "OpenRecordsAssistance" <OpenRecordsAssistance@oag.texas.gov>

To: "mcmillanj@att.net" <mcmillanj@att.net>

Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:17 AM

Subject: Office of the Attorney General, Open Records Division ID# OR-23-103287-IC

Dear Mr. McMillan:

Please see the attached regarding ID# OR-23-103287-IC. 

If you have any questions, please call the Open Government Hotline at (877)-673-6839.

Sincerely,

Education and Enforcement Section

Open Records Division

PLEASE NOTE:  ORD does not respond to questions sent to this e-mail address.  If you need further assistance, please contact the Open Government Hotline at 1-877-673-6839.

 ____

The exactly quoted attached legal  letter from you  I received after  downloading the following  legal letter of yours online:

April 18, 2024 

Mr. John Kevin McMillan  (a former Austin (TX) resident now residing in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a permanent resident of Utah ever since January 1, 2023).

Sent via e-mail. 

Dear Mr. McMillan:

 You requested assistance from the Office of the Attorney General (the “OAG”) in obtaining information from the Travis County District Attorney’s Office (the “district attorney’s office”) under the Public Information Act (the “Act”), chapter 552 of the Government Code. 

 Your correspondence was assigned ID# OR-23-103287-IC. 

The district attorney’s office requested a ruling from this office regarding the requested information and our office issued Open Records Letter No. 2023-043598 (2023) on December 21, 2023.  

Open Records Letter No. 2023-043598 concluded (1) with the exception of the information we marked for release, the district attorney’s office may withhold the information it marked under section 552.107(1) of the Government Code; (2) to the extent the e-mail addresses within the remaining information belong to members of the public and are not excluded by subsection 552.137(c) of the Government Code, the district attorney’s office must withhold such e-mail addresses under section 552.137 of the Government Code, unless the individuals to whom the e-mail addresses belong affirmatively consent to their release; and (3) the remaining information must be released. 

 Accordingly, as this office addressed the requested information in a letter ruling, we are closing our file on your complaint. 

If you feel the district attorney’s office has not complied with the ruling, you may send additional written comments to this office.

 Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please call the Open Government Hotline at (877) 673-6839.

 Sincerely,

 James M. Graham

 Assistant Attorney General

Education and Enforcement Section 

Open Records Division 

Post Office Box 12548, 

Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

(512) 463-2100 

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

JMG/cj 

Ref ID# OR-23-103287-IC

c: Susie Duttinger  

Open Records Division Coordinator 

Travis County District Attorney's Office 

Sent via e-mail.

My Friendly Follow-up 'Bulletproof Vests for Police' Letter That I Wrote and Sent Today to Utah State Representative Marsha Judkins

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From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Marsha Judkins" <mjudkins@le.utah.gov>, "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "State Rep. Angela Romero" <angelaromero@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "State Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost" <jdprovost@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Republican Party" <info@utgop.org>, "Salt Lake County (UT) District Attorney 2022" <districtattorney@slco.org>, "communications@utahbar.org" <communications@utahbar.org>, "cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov" <cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov>, "Attorney General of Utah" <uag@utah.gov>, "Cameron Roden" <croden@utah.gov>, "jessanderson@utah.gov" <jessanderson@utah.gov>, "Utah Peace Officers Association 2022" <homeupoa@gmail.com>, "University of Utah Student Newspaper 2022" <press@chronicle.utah.edu>, "Utah Press Assn Director Brian Allfrey 2022" <ballfrey@utahpress.com>, "Utah Chiefs of Police Assn 2021" <vshupe@utahchiefs.org>, "dpscontact@utah.gov" <dpscontact@utah.gov>, "Utahia Info" <info@utahia.org>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "news@ksl.com" <news@ksl.com>, "NBC Nightly News Headqrtrs 2016" <contact.nbcnews@nbcuni.com>, "newsmedia@ldschurch.org" <newsmedia@ldschurch.org>, "rodriguez.juan@dol.gov" <rodriguez.juan@dol.gov>, "rideaux.chauntra.d@dol.gov" <rideaux.chauntra.d@dol.gov>, "laborcom@utah.gov" <laborcom@utah.gov>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "Jennifer Gardiner" <jgardiner@abc4.com>, "Utah Educational TV 2022" <resources@uen.org>, "admin@utahtactical.org" <admin@utahtactical.org>, "tracy.martinez@dps.texas.gov" <tracy.martinez@dps.texas.gov>, "ronbashard@utah.gov" <ronbashard@utah.gov>, "karenpeterson@utah.gov" <karenpeterson@utah.gov>, "michael.pinegar@utahtech.edu" <michael.pinegar@utahtech.edu>, "Crimevictims GV" <crimevictims@utah.gov>, "mediarelations@weber.edu" <mediarelations@weber.edu>, "shellieweeks@weber.edu" <shellieweeks@weber.edu>, "ryan.vogel@uvu.edu" <ryan.vogel@uvu.edu>, "michelle.vick@uvu.edu" <michelle.vick@uvu.edu>, "kpepper60@gmail.com" <kpepper60@gmail.com>, "dlambert@updsl.org" <dlambert@updsl.org>, "utah@fop.net" <utah@fop.net>, "tlewis@ulhiga.org" <tlewis@ulhiga.org>, "ut.president@state.ENA.org" <ut.president@state.ENA.org>, "Utah State Univ Communications 2022" <ucom@usu.edu>, "pwouwives@gmail.com" <pwouwives@gmail.com>, "cmaloy@le.utah.gov" <cmaloy@le.utah.gov>, "glbennion@le.utah.gov" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "bbrammer@le.utah.gov" <bbrammer@le.utah.gov>, "Jordan Teuscher" <jteuscher@le.utah.gov>, "Walt Brooks" <wbrooks@le.utah.gov>, "mayor@murray.utah.gov" <mayor@murray.utah.gov>, "mayor@sandy.utah.gov" <mayor@sandy.utah.gov>, "Rori Andreason" <randreason@midvale.com>, "mstevenson@midvale.com" <mstevenson@midvale.com>, "Brett Garner" <bgarner@le.utah.gov>, "Carl Albrecht" <carlalbrecht@le.utah.gov>, "kharris@bountiful.gov" <kharris@bountiful.gov>, "info@utahsecuritycouncil.com" <info@utahsecuritycouncil.com>, "Utah Safety Council" <safety@utahsafetycouncil.org>, "prevention@schools.utah.gov" <prevention@schools.utah.gov>, "Westminster College Legal-Risk Mgment-Safety2022" <bbuckley@westminstercollege.edu>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "Utah Public Radio 2022" <tom.williams@usu.edu>, "slsheriffpio@slco.org" <slsheriffpio@slco.org>, "Cyprus Credit Union" <shauna.denos@cypruscu.com>, "Kirk Cullimore" <kcullimore@le.utah.gov>, "Mark A. Strong" <mstrong@le.utah.gov>, "State Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost" <jdprovost@le.utah.gov>, "membership@utahretail.com" <membership@utahretail.com>, "Adult Protective UT Supvr Chad Hansen" <cbhanse@utah.gov>, "Utah Restaurant Association 2022" <info@utahrestaurantassociation.org>

Sent: Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Subject: Fw: Feds pay up to half on bulletproof vests if locals apply for it

April 22, 2024

Dear Utah State Representative Marsha Judkins,

I apologize for having forgotten to send you a copy of this  peace-officer-safety-related public-policy letter (below) about a very crucial theme for Utah that I wrote and sent out yesterday.

The greater the number of  certified peace officers in Utah whose bulletproof vests are fully effective and meet all State of Utah  standards, the lower the injury rate and fatal-injury rate to  on-duty government law- enforcement officers throughout our state.

Below is an online link to a related 2014-dated news story from KSL.com.

 I have not been able to find an online update news report in regard to the current percentage of all bulletproof vests being  worn in 2024 by  on-duty peace  officers that are damaged or substandard or being used by on-duty officers  beyond those vests' expiration date.

I hope this will prove to be of interest to you, Rep. Judkins.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

former Texas DPS full-time employee and Nebraska native  John Kevin McMillan of Salt Lake City, Utah.

 I am the youngest grandson of former Murray (UT) butcher shop owner Parley Neal McMillan of Murray and his devoted wife, Mrs. Alice Mae Pugh (her maiden surname) McMillan of Murray.

https://www.ksl.com/article/29963766/utah-officers-wearing-expired-bulletproof-vests

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Sent: Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 9:45 PM

Subject: re: Feds pay up to half on bulletproof vests if locals apply for it

April 21, 2024

Dear Utah Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Sgt. Cameron Roden,

Best Wishes to you and your other noble public safety-focused colleagues here in Utah.

Do you know which State of Utah agency maintains records on applications for federal funding that have been  submitted on behalf of  respective  police departments, sheriff's offices, or state agencies  in Utah when they seek to purchase new bulletproof vests for their  respective local or state law-enforcement officers?

Is that state agency your Utah Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General of Utah, the Governor of Utah, the Utah Labor Commission, the Utah Legislature, the  State Comptroller of Utah, or some other state agency of Utah?

Also, has the applicable State of Utah coordinating agency this year contacted each of the applicable local and state-government agencies of Utah and informed them in writing  that the U.S. Government in April 2024 began accepting applications (see further below for more details) for new grants toward purchase of new bulletproof vests for peace officers here in Utah?

Sgt. Roden, I am also attempting to verify that each of the local or state law-enforcement agencies of Utah that in 2024 or 2023 identified a need for one or more new bulletproof vests for their own law-enforcement agency's officers did apply to the U.S. Justice Department  for defrayment of up to one-half of the vest-purchase expense incurred by  the applicable city or county or state agency.

I am concerned about the possibility that some city governments or county governments or state agencies of Utah in calendar year 2023 or 2024 may have  failed to get official approval from the U.S. Justice Department for federal funding to defray up to one-half of the financial  expenses incurred by that local or state government agency  on purchase of new bulletproof vests for their certified peace officers.

A key statement from the copyrighted U.S. Government website below:

"The Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes, for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers.

"Since 1999, over 13,000 jurisdictions have participated in the BVP Program, with a total of $573 million in federal funds for the purchase of over 1.5 million body armor vests.

"Funding

"The annual BVP application period typically begins in April and closes six weeks from the opening date. 

"NEW: The fiscal year 2023 BVP awards have been announced. See the complete list of FY 2023 BVP awards. See Award History by Jurisdiction for detailed award history."

https://ojp.gov/program/bulletproof-vest-partnership/overview

Sgt. Roden, thank you in advance for your helpful reply letter to me on this very important safety issue for on-duty  law enforcement officers in our state. 

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

permanently alcohol-free, lifelong-tobacco-free, single adult white Anglo-Saxon male former Texas DPS full-time employee and current gainfully employed permanent  Utah resident John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912,  Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone number: (512) 993-7305.

My home phone: (801) 355-0850.

My 'More Bulletproof Vests for Utah Peace Officers' Letter Today to Utah DPS Public Information Officer Sgt. Cameron Roden

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Cameron Roden" <croden@utah.gov>, "Utah Chiefs of Police Assn 2021" <vshupe@utahchiefs.org>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "Mayor Wilson" <mayor@slco.org>, "Adult Protective UT Supvr Chad Hansen" <cbhanse@utah.gov>, "cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov" <cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov>, "cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov" <cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov>, "State Rep. Angela Romero" <angelaromero@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "Brett Garner" <bgarner@le.utah.gov>, "Carl Albrecht" <carlalbrecht@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Restaurant Association 2022" <info@utahrestaurantassociation.org>, "uhlaevents@gmail.com" <uhlaevents@gmail.com>, "laborcom@utah.gov" <laborcom@utah.gov>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall 2021" <mayor@slcgov.com>, "County Council Member Bradshaw" <arbradshaw@slco.org>, "suharrison@slco.org" <suharrison@slco.org>, "llstringham@slco.org" <llstringham@slco.org>, "Internships" <internships@romney.senate.gov>, "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Joel_wellum" <joel_wellum@lee.senate.gov>, "Utah Apartment Association 2022" <info@uaahq.org>, "Adult Protective UT Supvr Chad Hansen" <cbhanse@utah.gov>, "Utah Safety Council" <safety@utahsafetycouncil.org>, "safeu@utah.edu" <safeu@utah.edu>, "Him-roi" <him-roi@umail.utah.edu>, "contactus@imail.org" <contactus@imail.org>, "Salt Lake City (UT) City Council" <council.comments@slcgov.com>, "Mark A. Strong" <mstrong@le.utah.gov>, "Kirk Cullimore" <kcullimore@le.utah.gov>, "ryanwilcox@le.utah.gov" <ryanwilcox@le.utah.gov>, "mgwynn@le.utah.gov" <mgwynn@le.utah.gov>, "jburton@le.utah.gov" <jburton@le.utah.gov>, "Joel Briscoe" <jbriscoe@le.utah.gov>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "Katy Hall" <khall@le.utah.gov>, "shayes@le.utah.gov" <shayes@le.utah.gov>, "shollins@le.utah.gov" <shollins@le.utah.gov>, "tlee@le.utah.gov" <tlee@le.utah.gov>, "karilisonbee@le.utah.gov" <karilisonbee@le.utah.gov>, "vpeterson@le.utah.gov" <vpeterson@le.utah.gov>, "astoddard@le.utah.gov" <astoddard@le.utah.gov>, "swhyte@le.utah.gov" <swhyte@le.utah.gov>, "tweiler@le.utah.gov" <tweiler@le.utah.gov>, "lescamilla@le.utah.gov" <lescamilla@le.utah.gov>, "mkennedy@le.utah.gov" <mkennedy@le.utah.gov>, "Jerry Stevenson" <jwstevenson@le.utah.gov>, "dthatcher@le.utah.gov" <dthatcher@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Republican Party" <info@utgop.org>, "State Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost" <jdprovost@le.utah.gov>, "mayor@murray.utah.gov" <mayor@murray.utah.gov>, "kharris@bountiful.gov" <kharris@bountiful.gov>, "Attorney General of Utah" <uag@utah.gov>, "Utah Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse 2021" <info@capsa.org>, "Uag" <uag@agutah.gov>, "University of Utah Student Newspaper 2022" <press@chronicle.utah.edu>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "news@ksl.com" <news@ksl.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "Jennifer Gardiner" <jgardiner@abc4.com>, "jsweeney@sltrib.com" <jsweeney@sltrib.com>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "newsmedia@ldschurch.org" <newsmedia@ldschurch.org>, "Molly Sween" <mollysween@weber.edu>, "lish.harris@utahtech.edu" <lish.harris@utahtech.edu>, "stephanie.hoffman@slcc.edu" <stephanie.hoffman@slcc.edu>, "Univ of Utah Criminology Dir. Heather Melton" <heather.melton@soc.utah.edu>, "mediarelations@weber.edu" <mediarelations@weber.edu>, "amy.stutzenberger@uvu.edu" <amy.stutzenberger@uvu.edu>, "ryan.vogel@uvu.edu" <ryan.vogel@uvu.edu>, "annika.k.christensen@usu.edu" <annika.k.christensen@usu.edu>, "communications@utahbar.org" <communications@utahbar.org>, "City Weekly (SLC UT) 2022" <comments@cityweekly.net>, "Utah Transit Authority" <llasker@rideuta.com>, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson 2021" <beckiepage@utah.gov>, "membership@utahretail.com" <membership@utahretail.com>, "Utah Peace Officers Association 2022" <homeupoa@gmail.com>, "jessanderson@utah.gov" <jessanderson@utah.gov>, "jessica.abbott@utahtech.edu" <jessica.abbott@utahtech.edu>, "Schools Utah Webmaster" <webmaster@schools.utah.gov>, "Ulct Info" <info@ulct.org>, "Mike Weichers" <mweichers@ch.utah.gov>, "Rori Andreason" <randreason@midvale.com>, "Utah State University Provost 2022" <provost@usu.edu>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "auditor@slco.org" <auditor@slco.org>, "auditor@utah.gov" <auditor@utah.gov>, "byu-info@byu.edu" <byu-info@byu.edu>, "sociology@byu.edu" <sociology@byu.edu>

Sent: Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 9:45 PM

Subject: re: Feds pay up to half on bulletproof vests if locals apply for it

April 21, 2024

Dear Utah Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Sgt. Cameron Roden,

Best Wishes to you and your other noble public safety-focused colleagues here in Utah.

Do you know which State of Utah agency maintains records on applications for federal funding that have been  submitted on behalf of  respective  police departments, sheriff's offices, or state agencies  in Utah when they seek to purchase new bulletproof vests for their  respective local or state law-enforcement officers?

Is that state agency your Utah Department of Public Safety, the Attorney General of Utah, the Governor of Utah, the Utah Labor Commission, the Utah Legislature, the  State Comptroller of Utah, or some other state agency of Utah?

Also, has the applicable State of Utah coordinating agency this year contacted each of the applicable local and state-government agencies of Utah and informed them in writing  that the U.S. Government in April 2024 began accepting applications (see further below for more details) for new grants toward purchase of new bulletproof vests for peace officers here in Utah?

Sgt. Roden, I am also attempting to verify that each of the local or state law-enforcement agencies of Utah that in 2024 or 2023 identified a need for one or more new bulletproof vests for their own law-enforcement agency's officers did apply to the U.S. Justice Department  for defrayment of up to one-half of the vest-purchase expense incurred by  the applicable city or county or state agency.

I am concerned about the possibility that some city governments or county governments or state agencies of Utah in calendar year 2023 or 2024 may have  failed to get official approval from the U.S. Justice Department for federal funding to defray up to one-half of the financial  expenses incurred by that local or state government agency  on purchase of new bulletproof vests for their certified peace officers.

A key statement from the copyrighted U.S. Government website below:

"The Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes, for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers.

"Since 1999, over 13,000 jurisdictions have participated in the BVP Program, with a total of $573 million in federal funds for the purchase of over 1.5 million body armor vests.

"Funding

"The annual BVP application period typically begins in April and closes six weeks from the opening date. 

"NEW: The fiscal year 2023 BVP awards have been announced. See the complete list of FY 2023 BVP awards. See Award History by Jurisdiction for detailed award history."

https://ojp.gov/program/bulletproof-vest-partnership/overview

Sgt. Roden, thank you in advance for your helpful reply letter to me on this very important safety issue for on-duty  law enforcement officers in our state. 

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

permanently alcohol-free, lifelong-tobacco-free, single adult white Anglo-Saxon male former Texas DPS full-time employee and current gainfully employed permanent  Utah resident John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912,  Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone number: (512) 993-7305.

My home phone: (801) 355-0850.

A Legal Letter Addressed to Me That I Received Via E-mail Today from Texas Assistant Attorney General James Graham in Austin

Farther below is an attached legal letter to me I received today from Texas Assistant Attorney General James Graham in Austin. The legal letter was in regard to my recent Open Records Complaint to the Attorney General of Texas that the Open Records Coordinator for the Travis County District Attorney's Office, Susie Duttinger, has allegedly failed to provide me with any written document directly responsive to my November 30, 2023,  Open Records Request to the DA's Office in Austin. 

Jose Garza has been the Travis County District Attorney ever since January 1, 2021.

My November 30, 2023,  request to the DA's Office  had sought "'a copy of any and all documents on file with each applicable division or unit of your DA's Office that were each authored by someone other than me at any time since 9 a.m. January 1, 2021, and  which each  stated that I myself was or am victimized by  a felony crime."

As of this afternoon, Thursday, April 18, 2024, I myself have still not received any document  from the Travis County DA's Office Open Records Coordinator, Susie Duttinger, that was directly responsive to that  November 30, 2023, Open Records Request of mine to her office.

From: "OpenRecordsAssistance" <OpenRecordsAssistance@oag.texas.gov>

To: "mcmillanj@att.net" <mcmillanj@att.net>

Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:17 AM

Subject: Office of the Attorney General, Open Records Division ID# OR-23-103287-IC

Dear Mr. McMillan:

Please see the attached regarding ID# OR-23-103287-IC. 

If you have any questions, please call the Open Government Hotline at (877)-673-6839.

Sincerely,

Education and Enforcement Section

Open Records Division

PLEASE NOTE:  ORD does not respond to questions sent to this e-mail address.  If you need further assistance, please contact the Open Government Hotline at 1-877-673-6839.

 ____

(Explanatory Note from myself, gainfully employed  single adult white non-Hispanic male former Austin (TX) resident  John  Kevin  McMillan of Salt Lake City, Utah: Below is the attached legal  letter I received today after downloading the legal letter online.)

April 18, 2024 

Mr. John Kevin McMillan  (a former Austin (TX) resident now residing in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a permanent resident of Utah ever since January 1, 2023).

Sent via e-mail. 

Dear Mr. McMillan:

 You requested assistance from the Office of the Attorney General (the “OAG”) in obtaining information from the Travis County District Attorney’s Office (the “district attorney’s office”) under the Public Information Act (the “Act”), chapter 552 of the Government Code. 

 Your correspondence was assigned ID# OR-23-103287-IC. 

The district attorney’s office requested a ruling from this office regarding the requested information and our office issued Open Records Letter No. 2023-043598 (2023) on December 21, 2023.  

Open Records Letter No. 2023-043598 concluded (1) with the exception of the information we marked for release, the district attorney’s office may withhold the information it marked under section 552.107(1) of the Government Code; (2) to the extent the e-mail addresses within the remaining information belong to members of the public and are not excluded by subsection 552.137(c) of the Government Code, the district attorney’s office must withhold such e-mail addresses under section 552.137 of the Government Code, unless the individuals to whom the e-mail addresses belong affirmatively consent to their release; and (3) the remaining information must be released. 

 Accordingly, as this office addressed the requested information in a letter ruling, we are closing our file on your complaint. 

If you feel the district attorney’s office has not complied with the ruling, you may send additional written comments to this office.

 Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please call the Open Government Hotline at (877) 673-6839.

 Sincerely,

 James M. Graham

 Assistant Attorney General

Education and Enforcement Section 

Open Records Division 

Post Office Box 12548, 

Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

(512) 463-2100 

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

JMG/cj 

Ref ID# OR-23-103287-IC

c: Susie Duttinger  

Open Records Division Coordinator 

Travis County District Attorney's Office 

Sent via e-mail.

 

My 'Avalanche' Letter Today to Utah State House Majority Leader Mike Schultz

 ----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "State Rep. Angela Romero" <angelaromero@le.utah.gov>, "Marsha Judkins" <mjudkins@le.utah.gov>, "cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov" <cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov>, "Internships" <internships@romney.senate.gov>, "Joel_wellum" <joel_wellum@lee.senate.gov>, "Attorney General of Utah" <uag@utah.gov>, "Uag" <uag@agutah.gov>, "contact@haslcutah.org" <contact@haslcutah.org>, "Brett Garner" <bgarner@le.utah.gov>, "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "State Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost" <jdprovost@le.utah.gov>, "UT_Webmanager" <ut_webmanager@hud.gov>, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson 2021" <beckiepage@utah.gov>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "communications@utahbar.org" <communications@utahbar.org>, "Utah Safety Council" <safety@utahsafetycouncil.org>, "Utah Press Assn Director Brian Allfrey 2022" <ballfrey@utahpress.com>, "Mayor Wilson" <mayor@slco.org>, "Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall 2021" <mayor@slcgov.com>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "news@ksl.com" <news@ksl.com>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "Utah Dept of Health and Human Services" <dhhs@utah.gov>, "Utah Hospital Association 2021" <jill@utahhospitals.org>, "AMA Council on Science and Public Health" <csaph@ama-assn.org>, "Him-roi" <him-roi@umail.utah.edu>, "contactus@imail.org" <contactus@imail.org>, "University of Utah Student Newspaper 2022" <press@chronicle.utah.edu>, "Joel Briscoe" <jbriscoe@le.utah.gov>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Apartment Association 2022" <info@uaahq.org>, "physicians@uphe.org" <physicians@uphe.org>, "Westminster College Legal-Risk Mgment-Safety2022" <bbuckley@westminstercollege.edu>, "Rori Andreason" <randreason@midvale.com>, "Kimberly Foster" <kimberly.foster@wvc-ut.gov>, "Mike Weichers" <mweichers@ch.utah.gov>, "Utah Public Radio 2022" <tom.williams@usu.edu>, "byu-info@byu.edu" <byu-info@byu.edu>, "sociology@byu.edu" <sociology@byu.edu>, "Utah Press Assn Director Brian Allfrey 2022" <ballfrey@utahpress.com>, "mediarelations@weber.edu" <mediarelations@weber.edu>, "Molly Sween" <mollysween@weber.edu>, "lish.harris@utahtech.edu" <lish.harris@utahtech.edu>, "Univ of Utah Criminology Dir. Heather Melton" <heather.melton@soc.utah.edu>, "stephanie.hoffman@slcc.edu" <stephanie.hoffman@slcc.edu>, "Utah State Univ Communications 2022" <ucom@usu.edu>, "annika.k.christensen@usu.edu" <annika.k.christensen@usu.edu>, "marie.stewart" <marie.stewart@slcgov.com>

Cc: "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>

Sent: Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:07 PM

Subject: Need Tougher UT Laws for Skiers causing an Avalanche?

https://coloradosun.com/2020/10/18/criminal-charges-avalanche-colorado/?fbclid=IwAR3bQcN0uJey4FKFPrDGWK6hoFqaFfI6ot7AR_sx6JVfSAUN7Qp3jJxVSS0

April 12, 2024

Utah State House Majority Leader Mike Schultz,

A respectful FYI to you and your colleagues and staff on the above link to a recent copyrighted "Colorado Sun" news report  from that neighboring state.

Do you believe the current  state penal code and current state law here  in Utah adequately assign blame for individuals who allegedly triggered or allegedly caused an avalanche to occur here in Utah?

Best Wishes,

Permanently Alcohol-free, Lifelong Tobacco-free, Lifelong-Tattoo-less, gainfully employed Single Adult White Male Permanent Utahn resident and former Texas DPS full-time staff member  John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My  cell phone: (512) 993-7305.

Should Sale of All Canned or Bottled Beer by Retail Stores of Utah be Transferred to State of Utah-owned State Liquor Stores?

 My Brainstorming Letter today to State Government of Utah Officials:

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "dcfs@utah.gov" <dcfs@utah.gov>, "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson 2021" <beckiepage@utah.gov>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "Marsha Judkins" <mjudkins@le.utah.gov>, "cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov" <cody.schlottmann@mail.house.gov>, "State Rep. Angela Romero" <angelaromero@le.utah.gov>, "Internships" <internships@romney.senate.gov>, "Joel_wellum" <joel_wellum@lee.senate.gov>, "Carl Albrecht" <carlalbrecht@le.utah.gov>, "Brett Garner" <bgarner@le.utah.gov>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "Joel Briscoe" <jbriscoe@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "consumerprotection@utah.gov" <consumerprotection@utah.gov>, "Utah Restaurant Association 2022" <info@utahrestaurantassociation.org>, "membership@utahretail.com" <membership@utahretail.com>, "uhlaevents@gmail.com" <uhlaevents@gmail.com>, "dabshelpdesk@utah.gov" <dabshelpdesk@utah.gov>, "chad.atkinson" <chad.atkinson@slcgov.com>, "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "clarissa.stebbing@schools.utah.gov" <clarissa.stebbing@schools.utah.gov>, "millie.mortensen@schools.utah.gov" <millie.mortensen@schools.utah.gov>, "sumh@utah.gov" <sumh@utah.gov>, "cathy.davis@schools.utah.gov" <cathy.davis@schools.utah.gov>, "tanya.albornez@schools.utah.gov" <tanya.albornez@schools.utah.gov>, "info@utahamc.com" <info@utahamc.com>, "Him-roi" <him-roi@umail.utah.edu>, "foundation@imail.org" <foundation@imail.org>, "contactus@imail.org" <contactus@imail.org>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "Utah Republican Party" <info@utgop.org>, "State Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost" <jdprovost@le.utah.gov>, "Kirk Cullimore" <kcullimore@le.utah.gov>, "Mark A. Strong" <mstrong@le.utah.gov>, "Mayor Wilson" <mayor@slco.org>, "Utah Public Radio 2022" <tom.williams@usu.edu>, "Utah Transit Authority" <llasker@rideuta.com>, "emcmillan@utah.gov" <emcmillan@utah.gov>, "Attorney General of Utah" <uag@utah.gov>, "Uag" <uag@agutah.gov>, "utahcountycoalition@gmail.com" <utahcountycoalition@gmail.com>, "Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall 2021" <mayor@slcgov.com>, "mike.brown" <mike.brown@slcgov.com>, "mike.brown" <mike.brown@slcgov.com>, "Mike Weichers" <mweichers@ch.utah.gov>, "Adult Protective UT Supvr Chad Hansen" <cbhanse@utah.gov>, "Center for Science In the Public Interest" <cspi@cspinet.org>, "Center for Science in the Public Interest" <actionalert@cspinet.org>, "jsweeney@sltrib.com" <jsweeney@sltrib.com>, "University of Utah Student Newspaper 2022" <press@chronicle.utah.edu>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "news@ksl.com" <news@ksl.com>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "nbauer@abc4.com" <nbauer@abc4.com>, "Jennifer Gardiner" <jgardiner@abc4.com>, "Utah Press Assn Director Brian Allfrey 2022" <ballfrey@utahpress.com>, "AMA Council on Science and Public Health" <csaph@ama-assn.org>, "Joe Dougherty (DHHS)" <joe.dougherty@utah.gov>, "uag@utah.gov" <uag@utah.gov>, "office@aaputah.org" <office@aaputah.org>, "physicians@uphe.org" <physicians@uphe.org>, "Utah Peace Officers Association 2022" <homeupoa@gmail.com>, "anielson@murrayschools.org" <anielson@murrayschools.org>, "leo.abila" <leo.abila@slcgov.com>, "info@ulct.org" <info@ulct.org>

Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Subject: Sell all canned bevs with alcohol in UT StateLiquorStore?

https://www.foodandwine.com/can-minors-drink-nonalcoholic-beer-7566560#:~:text=So%20long%20as%20NA%20beer,21%20%E2%80%94%20federally%2C%20at%20least.

April 11, 2024

Dear Utah Department of Child Protective Services state agency Officials, Utah State Board of Education Substance Use Prevention Officials, University of Utah Health Medical Services Provider Adult  Alcohol- Addiction Treatment Specialists, Utah Adult Protective Services state agency Officials, Utah Consumer Protection Division state agency officials,  and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes,

The wide variety of new  "non-alcoholic"  and "low in alcohol content" beverages (see online link above) apparently being marketed in retail stores in Utah these days are causing  lots of anxiety and  confusion for children and other minors under age 21, Mormons and other non-drinking religious groups,  pregnant women, and current or former or  recovering alcoholics here in the Beehive State, respectively.

At present, Utah State Law specifically permits supermarkets and convenience stores in our state to sell bottled or canned  beer that is  5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) or less.

I am writing to each of you Very Honorable Government Officials today to ask whether any of you believe it would be much simpler and safer for the above-cited Utahns if any and all supermarkets and convenience stores here in Utah were legally prohibited by the Utah Legislature from selling inside their store ANY canned beverage or ANY bottled beverage---regardless of whether the canned or bottled beverage is labeled as a "seltzer"----that contains any quantity of alcohol.

Under this proposed revision of state law, the only retail or wholesale stores in Utah  that could sell bottled or canned beverages containing any quantity of alcohol would be the  State of  Utah-owned State Liquor stores.

I would also like to raise the question of whether the current sale of "non-alcoholic beer" inside retail or wholesale stores in Utah could possibly increase the risk of minors and adult recovering alcoholics in our state  developing an intense curiosity to try drinking or a  craving for, respectively ---- or an incipient or relapse  psychological addiction to  ----  "real beer" that contains actual alcohol.

I hope this brainstorming letter is helpful to each of you State Government of Utah officials.

I would welcome a reply letter from any of you on any aspect of this letter.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan, a single adult white male permanent resident of Utah with strong Mormon heritage through my "Pugh" and "McMillan" clan ancestors in this state.

I am the  founder and only member of the politely non-Christian and alcohol-free, tobacco-free, nonvaping, tattoo-less,  "Progressive Prohibitionist Religion", a non-proseltyzing, implicitly deistic, public policy-minded, crime-prevention-focused,  disease-prevention-minded,  and good citizenship skills-focused new religion that does not agree to having a second member.

My fully locked solo-occupancy rental studio apartment unit current  home address: 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.

A Question I Posed Today In Letter to Utah State House Majority Leader Mike Schultz: 'Should UT House Ban "Red Bull" Rampage Event?'

 A letter of mine today  to Utah State House Majority Leader Mike Schultz that posed the following question in the letter's subject heading: 

"Should UT House Ban 'Red Bull' Rampage Event?"

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Mike Schultz" <mikeschultz@le.utah.gov>, "Gay Lynn Bennion" <glbennion@le.utah.gov>, "mballard@le.utah.gov" <mballard@le.utah.gov>, "kharris@bountiful.gov" <kharris@bountiful.gov>, "Paul A. Cutler" <pcutler@le.utah.gov>, "Brett Garner" <bgarner@le.utah.gov>, "Marsha Judkins" <mjudkins@le.utah.gov>, "Fox News SLC 2022" <news@fox13now.com>, "newsmedia@ldschurch.org" <newsmedia@ldschurch.org>, "Deseret News 2022" <dnweb@deseretnews.com>, "Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson 2021" <beckiepage@utah.gov>, "Office of Gov. Spencer Cox" <govcomm@utah.gov>, "Joel Briscoe" <jbriscoe@le.utah.gov>, "Jplumb" <jplumb@le.utah.gov>, "Utah Hospital Association 2021" <jill@utahhospitals.org>, "Utah Restaurant Association 2022" <info@utahrestaurantassociation.org>, "Utah Safety Council" <safety@utahsafetycouncil.org>, "Joe Dougherty (DHHS)" <joedougherty@utah.gov>, "Cameron Roden" <croden@utah.gov>, "jessanderson@utah.gov" <jessanderson@utah.gov>

Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 10:55 AM

Subject: Fw: Should UT House Ban 'Red Bull' Rampage Event?

April 10, 2024

Dear Utah State House Majority Leader Mike Schultz,

The annual Red Bull Rampage Mountain Biking Event in Virgin, Utah, is a source of considerable infamy for our entire state. 

That ultra-competitive event features a repeatedly  suicidal  flirtation with death by each of the competing bikers from around the world  and promulgates the message to the entire world that  Utah is Very Proud to  be the Official Host  State for Numerous  Near-Death or Possibly Fatal  Experiences for Bikers.

"Men's Health" magazine in January 2022 featured  a copyrighted story by Scarlett Wrench that bore  the title: "Welcome to the World's Most Dangerous Mountain Biking Competition".

Some key statements in that report:

----"Riders are judged on a number of criteria, including airtime and tricks, as well as more virtuoso factors such as fluidity and style. To put it bluntly, they are rewarded for taking risks: riders score points for their willingness to tread the narrow line between victory and injury."

----"...Californian rider Cam McCaul explains a 'blind take-off': ....(T)he first time the rider catches sight of the landing, it's too late to adjust speed or trajectory.

'Two miles per hour too fast and the rider will land halfway down and explode upon impact,' says  McCaul, matter of factly. '[Going] two miles per hour too slow will put the rider before the landing – and cause them to get catapulted off the bike.'”

----"In 2015, a rider named Paul Basagoitia from Nevada crashed on a step-down and shattered his vertebrae. He was evacuated by helicopter and required nine hours of surgery. The same year, Boston slopestyler Nicholi Rogatkin tumbled off a cliff in his qualifying run, enduring a 12m beating on the way down."

One copyrighted online "Outside Magazine" report about the same annual biking competition was most recently  updated on May 12,  2022, and was entitled "Inside the Most Dangerous Bike Comp on Earth". That report,  written by Peter Vigneron, began with the following statement:

"Of the dozens of crashes at last fall’s Red Bull Rampage, the one that rattled me most was Kelly McGarry’s. During practice a few days before the competition, McGarry, a 32-year-old from New Zealand, misjudged a 70-foot gap jump over a canyon and overshot his landing. At six feet four inches, McGarry is the largest guy on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour, and both of his wheels imploded on impact. (In the vernacular, he 'tacoed' them.) McGarry went over the handlebars and landed face first in the sandstone, eventually ragdolling to rest in a sitting position while his bike bounced down a ten-foot cliff."

State House Majority Leader Schultz, you have the legal authority to help save the lives of thousands of young men of the present and future. You can go that by asking your colleagues in the Utah House to refuse to let Utah turn into a Death Trap for young men.

Possibly the State of Utah under your kind leadership could require that each competitor at the Red Bull Rampage Mountain Biking Competition in Virgin, Utah, must be at least 21 years old, must pass a drug and alcohol test, must be certified by their physician as being  mentally and physically healthy,  and must wear specified State of Utah-required full safety gear while competing in   that event.

One biker wrote a recent safety-minded copyrighted online report (see online link below) that was most recently updated on December 7, 2023, and offered the following advice for safety gear:

"Wearing a mountain bike helmet is a no brainer (ha!), and it may even be required by law. Protective gear won’t prevent all injuries, but in most cases it can significantly reduce the severity.

"Beyond helmets, consider knee and elbow pads, chest and back protection, and even a neck brace. Manufacturers are starting to build protective features into everyday wear items like hydration packs and even jerseys. Consider adding one or more of these pieces and you just might be surprised how little they interfere with your riding comfort."

https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-progression/4-simple-things-you-can-do-to-reduce-your-risk-of-injuries-from-mtb-crashes/

Utah State House Majority Leader Schultz, I hope this brainstorming letter proves to be helpful to you and your colleagues in the Utah House.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

former Texas DPS full-time employee John Kevin McMillan, 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.