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County ofLos Ange(es

ShE!riff'5 Department Headquarters4700 Ramona Boulevard

Monterey Park, C a l ~ f o r n i a 91754-2169Bel'0Y 'D 7inea) C5/H!/-.Jj!

December 29,2009

Mr. Joseph Zernik

PO Box 526La VHrne, California 91750

Dear Mr. Zernik:

This letter is in response to your fax request for access to arrest and booking papers of

inmates: Richard Fine, Booking No. 1824367 and F ~ o n q l d Gottschalk, Booking No.

2088144.

Your request addressed to Sheriff Baca states:

In responsH to requests for assistance by Superyisor Antonovich regarding denial

of access to public records by your office, where public access was provided byCalifornia Public Records Act, Supervisor Antonovich's office informed me thatyour office stated that you faxed me a response bn November 4,2009. I have no

record of such fax, and would be grateful if you cbuld send it again, hoping that itindeed included the requested public records - arrest and booking records of:

1. Booking No. 1824367 Richard Fine

2. Booking No. 2088144 Ronald Gottschalk

Obviously, concern was that the Sheriff's Departr+nent was holding for 9 months

Attorney Ricllard Fine in violation of the law, and the denialof

access to arrestand booking papers was meant to cover up that f1act. Likewise, his holding in a

hospital room, with no medical justification was lirely to be a way of keeping himoff the three times a day routine counts of inmate,s - since Richard Fine was an"off the record", "off the count" inmate.

Digitally signed

by Joseph H

Zernik DN: cn=Joseph H

Zernik, o, ou,

[email protected], c=US

Location: La

Verne, CaliforniaDate: 2010.01.04

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Joseph Zernik --2- December 29,2009

Enclosed is a copy of the letter composed by Commander Thomas M. Laing, Executive

Assistant, Office of the Sheriff which was faxed to you on November 4, 2009, indicating

the circumstances involving Mr. Richard Fine's armst.

Bookinq information not exempt from the Public Records Act relating to Richard Fine,Booking No. 1824367 and Ronald Gottschalk, Booking No. 2088144 is enclosed.

Your concern as to where Mr. Fine and Mr. Gottschalk are/were held while in

Department custody is in the form of an interrogatory. The Public Records Act does notrequire that a public entity create a record in order to r ~ s p o n d to a request for

information. The Act only requires that certain records already in existence be madeavailable; it does not require the public entity to answer interrogatories.

If you have any questions, please contact Cynthia Sheckells of the Discovery Unit at

323-.890-5023.

Sincerely,

L E I ~ ( ) Y D. BACA, SHERIFF

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dy A. Gerhardt, LieutenantRisk Management Bureau

Enclosed



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LEROY C>. ElACA, 5 H E T ~ I F F

November 4, 2009

Mr. Joseph Zernik

Via Fax: (801) 998-0917

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 S.qeriff's Department (LASD) on

March 4,2009, at 11 :05 a.m., in San Pedro Court Mlmicipal bivision 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 datedMarch 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,

S i n , ~ e r e l y ,

LEROY D. BACA, S H E R I F ~ nA ~ ~ C Z A ~ L Commander Thomas M. Laing, Executive Ass'istant



B60KIN(j NUMBER: 1,824367

(The information was current as of: 12/29/2009 12:23)

Booking No.: t824367 Last Name: FINE First Name: RICHARD Middle Name: I

Sex:M Race: W Date Of Birth: 01122/1940 Age: 69 Hair: GRY Eyes: BRO Height: 509

vVeight: 175 File No.:

Charge Level: 0

ARREST

A I T I ~ s t Charge: 1209CCP Charge Description: CIVIL CONTEMPT

Arrest Date: 03/04/2:009 Arrest Time: 1105 Arrest Agency: 4005 Agency Description: LASD-

WARRANT DETAIL llJNIT, CSD

Date Booked: 03/0412009 Time Booked: 1223 Booking Location: M86 Location Description: CRT-

SAN PEDRO MUNI DIV 86

BAIL

Bail Amount: NO BAIL Total Hold Bail Amount: 0.00 Grand Total: NO BAIL

HOUSING LOCATION

Hi "E> Location: CJ Module: 7000 Row:R CeJl:7057 Bunk:

Pennanent Housing Assigned Date: 06/1.8/2009 Assigned Time: 1715 Visitor Status: N

Facility: MEN'S CENTRAL JAJ;L

Address: 441 BAUCHET STREET City: DOS ANGELES

!For County facility visiting hours, Please call (213) 473-6080 at Inmate Information Center. ".. ' __ _,, _ ' ~ ' M ' _ ~ _ ' ' ' ' ~ ' ~ Y ~ _ · ' · ' ~ _ . ~ _ ' . A , ~ ~ " " A _ _ _



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BOOKING NUMBER: 2088144

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Booking No.: 2088144 Last Name: GOTTSCHALK First Name: RONALD Middle Name: NORTON

Sex: M Race: W Date Of Birth: 07/15/1943 Age: 66 Hair: BRO Eyes: BRO Height: 510

Weight: 185 File No.:

Charge Level:

ARREST

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1rrest Charge: 487(A)PC Charge Description: GRAND THEFT MONEYIPROPERTY > $400

Arrest Date: 10/08/2009 Arrest Time: 1235 Arrest Agency: 1989 Agency Description: LACO-

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

I Date Booked: 10/08/2009_______________ime Booked: 2024..•

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ITo tal Bail Amount: 0 Total Hold Bail Amount: 0.00 Grand Total: 0.00

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MR. JOSEPH ZERNIK

PO BOX 526LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA 91750

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