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Paul Lovato / Karin Owens texts and delivery-channel records - August 20-21, 2025 inspection cancellation / Case 23-009185

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California Public Records Act Request - City of Sacramento

Requester: Christopher T. Foley, authorized representative for the owner of 4880 T Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 (APN 011-0135-010-0000). Code Enforcement Case 23-009185.

Under the California Public Records Act, Gov. Code section 7920.000 et seq., I request the records described below.

This request concerns the August 20-21, 2025 inspection-scheduling and cancellation dispute for 4880 T Street. Attached is a screenshot of an SMS thread labeled "Paul." The screenshot shows an August 20, 2025, 9:48 a.m. text stating that Jackie Baritell would postpone the visit with "you and Doug" and that she had been told to call that day too. On August 21, 2025, the City's case note states that Lovato arrived with PBI Cosley at 11:30 a.m.; the caretaker wanted to cancel; the City said it would move forward with an inspection warrant; about thirty minutes later Lovato received a call from Karin; and Lovato then contacted PBI Cosley. Property audio from the doorstep exchange records the statement that the inspection had been canceled, and the official response that "she didn't tell me she canceled."

I request:

1. All SMS, iMessage, text-message, mobile-message, Teams, email-to-text, messaging-app, or other written electronic communications between Paul Lovato and Karin Owens from August 20, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. through August 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. that concern any of the following: 4880 T Street, Case 23-009185, Jackie Baritell, Karin Owens, inspection scheduling, cancellation, postponement, access, entry, warrant, backyard inspection, "Doug," Bo Cosley, Douglas Pierson, or any August 21, 2025 site visit.
2. All SMS, iMessage, text-message, mobile-message, Teams, email-to-text, messaging-app, or other written electronic communications between Paul Lovato and Bo Cosley from August 20, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. through August 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. that concern the same subjects listed above.
3. All SMS, iMessage, text-message, mobile-message, Teams, email-to-text, messaging-app, or other written electronic communications between Paul Lovato and Douglas Pierson, or between Karin Owens and any City employee, during the same time period that concern the same subjects listed above.
4. Delivery, receipt, read-status, failure, bounce, device, carrier, MDM, backup, message-export, or account records showing whether the August 20, 2025, 9:48 a.m. text shown in the attached screenshot was sent to, received by, delivered to, forwarded to, synced to, or visible on any City-issued device, City-managed account, or personal device/account used by Paul Lovato for City business.
5. Records identifying whether the "Paul" contact shown in the attached screenshot corresponds to a City-issued phone number, City-managed line, City-managed message account, personal number used for City business, or other communication channel used by Paul Lovato for City inspection communications with Karin Owens or the 4880 T Street property.
6. Records showing the City-issued phone number, line/account identifier, mobile device, messaging application, or other official communication channel assigned to Paul Lovato on August 20-21, 2025, limited to identifying fields necessary to determine whether the attached text was sent to an official or City-business channel. The City may redact private telephone numbers while producing non-exempt metadata, dates, times, user names, account identifiers, device identifiers, and system names.
7. Records showing any search conducted for responsive text messages or message metadata, including custodian inquiries to Paul Lovato, Bo Cosley, Douglas Pierson, Karin Owens if contacted by the City, IT, telecom, Records Management, or any mobile-device administrator.

This request includes records on City devices/accounts and any personal device or account used to conduct City business. Public business communications are public records regardless of whether they are stored on a government account or personal account. See City of San Jose v. Superior Court (2017) 2 Cal.5th 608.

This request does not seek unrelated personal communications, private message content unrelated to public business, social security numbers, home addresses, or unredacted private phone numbers. If the City contends telephone numbers or other fields are exempt, please redact only those fields and produce the remaining segregable content and metadata, including date, time, participants if non-exempt, direction, message existence, delivery status, and public-business content.

If no responsive records are found, please state that after a reasonable search and produce any records reflecting the search, retention policy, deletion/non-retention, device capability, carrier/account records, or custodian responses supporting that determination.

Format: Native electronic format where available, including export files, message threads, screenshots, CSV/PDF carrier or device logs, or other format in which the City holds the records.

Segregability: If any record or field is withheld, please identify the specific exemption relied on and release all reasonably segregable non-exempt portions.

Preservation: Please preserve responsive text/message records, metadata, delivery logs, device/account logs, backups, retention/deletion records, and communications about this request.