M E M O R A N D U M

From: Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
cipher.hunter@cipherphoenix-phoenix-u10113.vm.elestio.app

To: Iowa Public Information Board
Wallace State Office Building, Third Floor
502 East Ninth Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
IT/IS Provider: Google Workspace

Info: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Federal Bureau of Investigation
4411 South 121st Court
Omaha, NE 68137-2112

Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines IA 50319

Iowa Department of Public Safety
Oran Pape State Office Building
215 E. 7th St
Des Moines IA 50319

Poweshiek County, IA Attorney
4802 Barnes City Rd.
Montezuma, IA 50171

Powesheik County, IA Sheriff
4802 Barnes City Rd.
Montezuma, IA 50171

Grinnell, IA Police Department
1020 Spring Street
Grinnell, IA  50112

Subj:  THE FORM OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MAVERICK – IOWA OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – IOWA PUBLIC INFORMATION BOARD – 1797 – CM-X2 – ELIMINATION OF THE FOG OF WAR – SECTION 01 OF 05

Ref: 1. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records)
2. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.3 – Supervision—fees
3. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.8(4.)(d.) – Injunction to restrain examination
4. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) – Section 22.10 – Civil enforcement
5. Iowa Code Title I State Sovereignty and Management, Chapter 23 Public Access to Government Information (Iowa Public Information Board Act) – Section 23.7 – Filing of complaints with the board
6.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.1 Pleading
7.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.2 Libel — retraction — actual damages.
8.  Iowa Code Title XV Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures, Chapter 659 Libel and Slander – Section 659.3 Retraction — actual, special, and exemplary damages.
9. Title XVI – Criminal Law and Procedure – Iowa Code Chapter 708 – Assault – Iowa Code Section 708.7 – Harassment
10.  Iowa Rules of the Court Chapter 32:8.4

Enc: 1.   Kauffman, Clark. “Persistent Newton Requester Inspires Proposal That Could Limit Iowa Public Records Access.” The Des Moines Register, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 25 Sept. 2023, www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2023/09/25/iowa-public-records-access-could-be-restricted-in-reaction-to-one-man/70936174007/.
2.  Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/
3.  Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 22. “How One Man’s Actions Led to Proposed New Limits on Public-Records Access.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 23 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/22/how-one-mans-actions-led-to-proposed-new-limits-on-public-records-access/
4.  The Form of the Iowa Class Battleship and the Sea of Tyranny Manifested By Iowa’s Alleged Information Concealment Board, 29 SEP 2023
5. The Form of the Iowa Class Veteran, 07 OCT 2023
6. The Final Deployment, The Race Between Good and Evil, 21 NOV 2023
7. Lions, Tigers, Vexatious Records Requesters Oh My!, 06 DEC 2023
8. Declaration and Response to Iowa Civil Rights Commission Correspondence, 13 DEC 2023

1.  Navigating the Strait of Hormuz

Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Eckley is documented in reference (2.) communicating the following:  

“We’ve had some issues with individuals filing hundreds of requests and engaging in abuse – what many would consider abusive and harassing conduct related to those,” Eckley told the committee. “And so looking at it there’s not a lot that individuals can do if they’re in that situation. There’s very little that they can do other than to continue to just take the harassment and continue to have to review the information from that individual to make sure they are complying with their (Open Records Law) requirements.”

Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/.

“She added that she has “become aware of an individual basically automating across all counties, all school boards, all cities, and such, seeking extensive records and then the communications after that can be quite abusive and harassing.”

Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 15. “Proposed Bill Would Block ‘vexatious’ Citizens from Accessing Public Records.” Iowa Capital Dispatch, 15 Sept. 2023, iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/09/15/proposed-bill-would-block-vexatious-citizens-from-accessing-public-records/.

2. Records Requested

(a.) Any public records showing a criminal complaint against the originator of this correspondence regarding the allegations of criminal conduct this government body communicated to the Iowa Press leading to the publishing of Enclosures (1.), (2.) and (3.).

3. Request Guidance 

(a.) The originator requests to be informed of any estimated fees in accordance with Iowa Code Section 22.3 before performing the requested search. 

(b.) The desired format of requested data: Thumb drive (at the government body published rate) or electronically submitted portable document formatted (PDF) files. 

(c.) Distribution of Requested Records: Priority United States Postal Service (USPS) mail or electronic mail sent to the originator of this request. 

4.  Conclusion

The originator of this record request directs the Iowa Public Information Board to either file a criminal complaint against the originator of this request with the respective law enforcement agency or bring a notarized apology and a corrected press release to the February 2024 Iowa Public Information Board Meeting.

The State of Iowa is respectfully requested to present its handcuffs or clear a flight path in accordance with the US and Iowa Codes.

5.  The Form of the Constitutional Maverick

An independent force fueled by theological beliefs, philosophical ethics, and inner pain that can only exist while pushing the envelope and raising the bar in accordance with our laws. A force that cannot rest and is only satisfied once the people have been provided a view of the truth and what is possible when we work together.

Leadership is a paradigm that fearlessly paves a path only to the truth and a world that provides freedom and equality for all, regardless of adversity or calculated personal loss that stands in its path.

The closer this watch brings me to this world’s nails, the more my soul is filled with passion for raising my ship’s sail.

Shipmate:  “Merritt, the State of Iowa will file criminal charges against you if you don’t halt your state-wide public records work. You know what will happen to you if you continue this work. 

Cipher Hunter:  “I know what happens to everyone else if I don’t.”

​”Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

John 11:49-50, Holy Bible New International Version

Respectfully,   

Michael J. Merritt, USN Retired/Writer
Founder: phoenixharbor.mystagingwebsite.com
Creative Writer/Musician
Information Warfare Specialist
Information Systems Manager
cipher.hunter@cipherphoenix-phoenix-u10113.vm.elestio.app 

“Lies and misrepresentations pay for the Iowa Legislature’s bills in Erika’s mErika.” 

Cipher Hunter