{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DigitalDocument","altText":"Comment attachment by janedoe1","alternateName":"LucyCraig_Judicial_DeleteMe_FOIL_and_Inquiry_2026-10-25.pdf","caption":"","contentUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/639/raw","datePublished":"2026-10-25T19:11:50+00:00","description":"","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","identifier":"639","isAccessibleForFree":true,"machineReadable":{"json":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/639/index.json","markdown":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/639/index.md"},"name":"Comment attachment by janedoe1","ocrStatus":"ready","ocrText":"--- Page 1 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 1\nLUCYCRAIG.BLOG | EDITORIAL ADMINISTRATION\nFORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS DEMAND | PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW ARTICLE 6\nFreedom of Information Law Request\nDATE: October 25, 2026\nTO: Sevil N. Barber, FOIL Officer, Office of Court Administration\nFOIL@nycourts.gov\nAgency Building 4, Empire State Plaza, Suite 2001, Albany, NY 12223\nCC (administrative notice only): Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond, IAS Part 35\nSFC-Part35@nycourts.gov\n60 Centre Street, Chambers Room 570, New York, NY 10007\nFROM: JaneDoe1, Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nRE: DeleteMe / JoinDeleteMe / Abine, Inc. - contracts, procurement, public expenditures, official communications,\nand records concerning the scope of services for judicial officials\nDear Records Access Officer:\nLucyCraig.blog requests access under the New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law \u00a7\u00a7\n84-90) and 22 NYCRR Part 124 to the administrative records maintained by the Office of Court Administration\n(OCA) described below. We understand that FOIL does not compel the disclosure of court records or a judge's\nexclusively private records, and that OCA need not create documents or answer questions that are not\nreflected in existing agency records.\nThe request concerns DeleteMe, JoinDeleteMe, Abine, Inc., and other entities to the extent identifiable in\nexisting OCA records as providing DeleteMe-branded or equivalent services through those entities. The\nfocused individual of interest is Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond (including the name Phaedra F. Perry).\nReferences to other judges are confined to OCA-maintained programs, expenditures, or procurement\nrecords.\nInvestigation context: On October 22, 2026, the publication described an apparent DeleteMe-related\ncontent-removal demand concerning commentary about Justice Perry-Bond. The report is at\nhttps://lucycraig.blog/article/dear-judge-perry-bond-that-s-not-how-the-first-amendment-works . We seek\nrecords to establish facts, not to presume the source, authority, funding, scope, or lawfulness of any service\nor request.\n1. Contracts, procurement, and program records\nAll existing OCA contracts, subscription agreements, purchase orders, statements of work, amendments,\ninvoices, procurement approvals, vendor evaluations, solicitations and procurement records concerning\nDeleteMe, JoinDeleteMe or Abine, Inc., whether procured for OCA, court employees, judges, or a judicial\nsecurity/privacy program. Include any agreement for group accounts, subsidized employee benefits, or\nvendor referrals administered or funded by OCA.\n2. Records identifying recipients or beneficiaries\nNonexempt administrative records reflecting whether Justice Perry-Bond was named, designated, enrolled,\napproved, reimbursed, or otherwise listed as a user or beneficiary of the above services, including through a\ncentral procurement or court-funded benefit. For wider programs, records sufficient to identify the approving\nunit, eligibility criteria, expenditures, and general scope of services; sensitive security details may be\nredacted.\n\n--- Page 2 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 2\n3. Funding and privately financed arrangements involving official resources\nAdministrative records showing who paid for relevant services, including agency purchase or payment\nrecords, reimbursements, expense reports, outside funding, cost-sharing arrangements, or instances where\na privately paid subscription was authorized, coordinated, administered, processed, or supported using OCA\npersonnel, procurement systems, or other official resources. We do not seek personal banking or\npayment-card information.\n4. Scope of service: personal privacy versus professional reputation\nExisting contracts, service descriptions, onboarding materials, statements of work, vendor proposals,\npolicies, authorizations, or correspondence in OCA's administrative custody describing whether the services\nencompass (a) removal of home addresses, family information, or information-broker entries; (b)\nsearch-engine delisting; (c) requests about reporting on judicial rulings, opinions, proceedings, or\nprofessional conduct; (d) reputation-management or public-relations activity; or (e) complaints or demands\nto remove critical commentary concerning a judge's official work. This item requests documents reflecting\nthe scope, not a newly created explanation.\n5. Communications and content-removal requests\nNonexempt OCA administrative correspondence, including emails, attachments, referrals, memoranda,\ninstructions, and vendor submissions, concerning DeleteMe, Justice Perry-Bond, judicial reputation or\nsecurity services, LucyCraig.blog, the domain lucycraig.blog, or requests to remove, modify, deindex, or\nrestrict publication of material about the judicial work of Justice Perry-Bond. Include records discussing\nwhether a proposed request was for a private safety concern, a professional reputation concern, or both.\n6. Public-resource participation and oversight\nPolicies, directives, approvals, and records of internal administrative review concerning use of court email\naccounts, staff time, state equipment, official titles, official stationery, public funds, or referral channels in\nassisting commercial information-removal services. Include existing administrative records of any applicable\nconflict-of-interest or authority review, but not confidential ethics proceedings or protected judicial\ndeliberations.\n7. Time period and search scope\nFor contracts, procurement, payment, and policies: January 1, 2020 through October 25, 2026. For\ncommunications specifically referring to Justice Perry-Bond, LucyCraig.blog, the cited publication, or\ncontent-removal requests: January 1, 2025 through October 25, 2026. Search OCA offices reasonably likely\nto maintain procurement, finance, legal administration, technology contracting, and vendor-management\nrecords. The search terms should include \"Phaedra Perry-Bond,\" \"Phaedra Perry,\" \"DeleteMe,\"\n\"JoinDeleteMe,\" \"Abine,\" and \"lucycraig.blog,\" as appropriate.\n8. Production, redactions, and response\nPlease produce responsive records electronically, in existing native format where practicable, or as\nsearchable PDFs. If a record is withheld or redacted, identify the legal basis and release reasonably\nsegregable portions. We specifically exclude judges' home addresses, private phone numbers, private family\ndetails, security vulnerabilities, credentials, and full account or card numbers. Where requested records are\nnot maintained or cannot be located after diligent search, provide the certification contemplated by 22\nNYCRR \u00a7 124.6(c).\nUnder 22 NYCRR \u00a7 124.6(a), please approve, deny, or acknowledge this request with an approximate\ndetermination date within five business days. Advise us before charges exceed $25. If another office\nmaintains responsive administrative records, please identify that office where known.\nRespectfully,\nJaneDoe1 | Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nhttps://lucycraig.blog\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 3\nLUCYCRAIG.BLOG | EDITORIAL ADMINISTRATION\nNOT A FOIL DEMAND | NON-CASE-RELATED QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALISTIC ACCURACY\nSupplemental Voluntary Inquiry to Chambers\nDATE: October 25, 2026\nTO: Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond, Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 35\nVia published Part 35 office: SFC-Part35@nycourts.gov\n60 Centre Street, Chambers Room 570, New York, NY 10007\nCC: Sevil N. Barber, FOIL Officer, Office of Court Administration - FOIL@nycourts.gov\nRE: Request for voluntary factual clarification regarding any DeleteMe-related service or communication\nDear Justice Perry-Bond:\nLucyCraig.blog is examining whether commercial online-information-removal services have been retained or\nused for New York State judicial officials and, in particular, whether any such service extends beyond\npersonal privacy and security to address professional reputation, judicial acts, or reporting about official\nconduct. We invite a voluntary factual response to ensure accurate reporting and to provide an opportunity\nto clarify the record.\nThese questions do not concern the merits of any case, do not seek a judicial ruling, and do not request\nprivileged information, confidential proceedings, or private security details. If another administrative office or\nauthorized spokesperson handles such matters, we welcome a referral.\n1. Have you, an authorized representative, or any court-administered program obtained or used DeleteMe,\nJoinDeleteMe, Abine, Inc. or a related service in connection with information published about you? If so, was\nthe service personally paid, publicly funded, reimbursed, subsidized, or otherwise sponsored by a third\nparty?\n2. If private funds paid for any service, did its agreed scope extend to online professional reputation\nmanagement, including criticism of judicial rulings or decisions, reporting about court proceedings,\ndiscussion of judicial conduct, or the appearance of search results concerning your public duties?\n3. Was any vendor or representative authorized to request removal, delisting, or modification of an article\nabout your professional conduct or judicial work, distinct from a request narrowly targeting private home\naddresses, family details, threats, or other safety-sensitive information?\n4. Did any court officer, employee, or public resource participate in establishing, administering, paying for, or\ncommunicating with the provider on such requests, and was any administrative approval obtained?\n5. Did you personally authorize, review, or become aware of any communication described by LucyCraig.blog\nin its October 22, 2026 article as a DeleteMe-related demand? If this description is inaccurate, please identify\nthe inaccuracy without commenting on any pending case.\n6. If services were limited strictly to personal privacy and physical security, would you confirm that\ndistinction for the record?\nRelevant publication: LucyCraig.blog editorial of October 22, 2026.\nA response is voluntary. We respect legitimate personal-safety protections and will consider corrections or\nclarification. Exclusively private contracts are not ordinarily available through OCA FOIL.\nRespectfully,\nJaneDoe1 | Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nhttps://lucycraig.blog","text":"--- Page 1 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 1\nLUCYCRAIG.BLOG | EDITORIAL ADMINISTRATION\nFORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS DEMAND | PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW ARTICLE 6\nFreedom of Information Law Request\nDATE: October 25, 2026\nTO: Sevil N. Barber, FOIL Officer, Office of Court Administration\nFOIL@nycourts.gov\nAgency Building 4, Empire State Plaza, Suite 2001, Albany, NY 12223\nCC (administrative notice only): Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond, IAS Part 35\nSFC-Part35@nycourts.gov\n60 Centre Street, Chambers Room 570, New York, NY 10007\nFROM: JaneDoe1, Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nRE: DeleteMe / JoinDeleteMe / Abine, Inc. - contracts, procurement, public expenditures, official communications,\nand records concerning the scope of services for judicial officials\nDear Records Access Officer:\nLucyCraig.blog requests access under the New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law \u00a7\u00a7\n84-90) and 22 NYCRR Part 124 to the administrative records maintained by the Office of Court Administration\n(OCA) described below. We understand that FOIL does not compel the disclosure of court records or a judge's\nexclusively private records, and that OCA need not create documents or answer questions that are not\nreflected in existing agency records.\nThe request concerns DeleteMe, JoinDeleteMe, Abine, Inc., and other entities to the extent identifiable in\nexisting OCA records as providing DeleteMe-branded or equivalent services through those entities. The\nfocused individual of interest is Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond (including the name Phaedra F. Perry).\nReferences to other judges are confined to OCA-maintained programs, expenditures, or procurement\nrecords.\nInvestigation context: On October 22, 2026, the publication described an apparent DeleteMe-related\ncontent-removal demand concerning commentary about Justice Perry-Bond. The report is at\nhttps://lucycraig.blog/article/dear-judge-perry-bond-that-s-not-how-the-first-amendment-works . We seek\nrecords to establish facts, not to presume the source, authority, funding, scope, or lawfulness of any service\nor request.\n1. Contracts, procurement, and program records\nAll existing OCA contracts, subscription agreements, purchase orders, statements of work, amendments,\ninvoices, procurement approvals, vendor evaluations, solicitations and procurement records concerning\nDeleteMe, JoinDeleteMe or Abine, Inc., whether procured for OCA, court employees, judges, or a judicial\nsecurity/privacy program. Include any agreement for group accounts, subsidized employee benefits, or\nvendor referrals administered or funded by OCA.\n2. Records identifying recipients or beneficiaries\nNonexempt administrative records reflecting whether Justice Perry-Bond was named, designated, enrolled,\napproved, reimbursed, or otherwise listed as a user or beneficiary of the above services, including through a\ncentral procurement or court-funded benefit. For wider programs, records sufficient to identify the approving\nunit, eligibility criteria, expenditures, and general scope of services; sensitive security details may be\nredacted.\n\n--- Page 2 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 2\n3. Funding and privately financed arrangements involving official resources\nAdministrative records showing who paid for relevant services, including agency purchase or payment\nrecords, reimbursements, expense reports, outside funding, cost-sharing arrangements, or instances where\na privately paid subscription was authorized, coordinated, administered, processed, or supported using OCA\npersonnel, procurement systems, or other official resources. We do not seek personal banking or\npayment-card information.\n4. Scope of service: personal privacy versus professional reputation\nExisting contracts, service descriptions, onboarding materials, statements of work, vendor proposals,\npolicies, authorizations, or correspondence in OCA's administrative custody describing whether the services\nencompass (a) removal of home addresses, family information, or information-broker entries; (b)\nsearch-engine delisting; (c) requests about reporting on judicial rulings, opinions, proceedings, or\nprofessional conduct; (d) reputation-management or public-relations activity; or (e) complaints or demands\nto remove critical commentary concerning a judge's official work. This item requests documents reflecting\nthe scope, not a newly created explanation.\n5. Communications and content-removal requests\nNonexempt OCA administrative correspondence, including emails, attachments, referrals, memoranda,\ninstructions, and vendor submissions, concerning DeleteMe, Justice Perry-Bond, judicial reputation or\nsecurity services, LucyCraig.blog, the domain lucycraig.blog, or requests to remove, modify, deindex, or\nrestrict publication of material about the judicial work of Justice Perry-Bond. Include records discussing\nwhether a proposed request was for a private safety concern, a professional reputation concern, or both.\n6. Public-resource participation and oversight\nPolicies, directives, approvals, and records of internal administrative review concerning use of court email\naccounts, staff time, state equipment, official titles, official stationery, public funds, or referral channels in\nassisting commercial information-removal services. Include existing administrative records of any applicable\nconflict-of-interest or authority review, but not confidential ethics proceedings or protected judicial\ndeliberations.\n7. Time period and search scope\nFor contracts, procurement, payment, and policies: January 1, 2020 through October 25, 2026. For\ncommunications specifically referring to Justice Perry-Bond, LucyCraig.blog, the cited publication, or\ncontent-removal requests: January 1, 2025 through October 25, 2026. Search OCA offices reasonably likely\nto maintain procurement, finance, legal administration, technology contracting, and vendor-management\nrecords. The search terms should include \"Phaedra Perry-Bond,\" \"Phaedra Perry,\" \"DeleteMe,\"\n\"JoinDeleteMe,\" \"Abine,\" and \"lucycraig.blog,\" as appropriate.\n8. Production, redactions, and response\nPlease produce responsive records electronically, in existing native format where practicable, or as\nsearchable PDFs. If a record is withheld or redacted, identify the legal basis and release reasonably\nsegregable portions. We specifically exclude judges' home addresses, private phone numbers, private family\ndetails, security vulnerabilities, credentials, and full account or card numbers. Where requested records are\nnot maintained or cannot be located after diligent search, provide the certification contemplated by 22\nNYCRR \u00a7 124.6(c).\nUnder 22 NYCRR \u00a7 124.6(a), please approve, deny, or acknowledge this request with an approximate\ndetermination date within five business days. Advise us before charges exceed $25. If another office\nmaintains responsive administrative records, please identify that office where known.\nRespectfully,\nJaneDoe1 | Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nhttps://lucycraig.blog\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nLucyCraig.blog | Investigative records correspondence | October 25, 2026\nPage 3\nLUCYCRAIG.BLOG | EDITORIAL ADMINISTRATION\nNOT A FOIL DEMAND | NON-CASE-RELATED QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALISTIC ACCURACY\nSupplemental Voluntary Inquiry to Chambers\nDATE: October 25, 2026\nTO: Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond, Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 35\nVia published Part 35 office: SFC-Part35@nycourts.gov\n60 Centre Street, Chambers Room 570, New York, NY 10007\nCC: Sevil N. Barber, FOIL Officer, Office of Court Administration - FOIL@nycourts.gov\nRE: Request for voluntary factual clarification regarding any DeleteMe-related service or communication\nDear Justice Perry-Bond:\nLucyCraig.blog is examining whether commercial online-information-removal services have been retained or\nused for New York State judicial officials and, in particular, whether any such service extends beyond\npersonal privacy and security to address professional reputation, judicial acts, or reporting about official\nconduct. We invite a voluntary factual response to ensure accurate reporting and to provide an opportunity\nto clarify the record.\nThese questions do not concern the merits of any case, do not seek a judicial ruling, and do not request\nprivileged information, confidential proceedings, or private security details. If another administrative office or\nauthorized spokesperson handles such matters, we welcome a referral.\n1. Have you, an authorized representative, or any court-administered program obtained or used DeleteMe,\nJoinDeleteMe, Abine, Inc. or a related service in connection with information published about you? If so, was\nthe service personally paid, publicly funded, reimbursed, subsidized, or otherwise sponsored by a third\nparty?\n2. If private funds paid for any service, did its agreed scope extend to online professional reputation\nmanagement, including criticism of judicial rulings or decisions, reporting about court proceedings,\ndiscussion of judicial conduct, or the appearance of search results concerning your public duties?\n3. Was any vendor or representative authorized to request removal, delisting, or modification of an article\nabout your professional conduct or judicial work, distinct from a request narrowly targeting private home\naddresses, family details, threats, or other safety-sensitive information?\n4. Did any court officer, employee, or public resource participate in establishing, administering, paying for, or\ncommunicating with the provider on such requests, and was any administrative approval obtained?\n5. Did you personally authorize, review, or become aware of any communication described by LucyCraig.blog\nin its October 22, 2026 article as a DeleteMe-related demand? If this description is inaccurate, please identify\nthe inaccuracy without commenting on any pending case.\n6. If services were limited strictly to personal privacy and physical security, would you confirm that\ndistinction for the record?\nRelevant publication: LucyCraig.blog editorial of October 22, 2026.\nA response is voluntary. We respect legitimate personal-safety protections and will consider corrections or\nclarification. Exclusively private contracts are not ordinarily available through OCA FOIL.\nRespectfully,\nJaneDoe1 | Editorial Administrator, LucyCraig.blog\nhttps://lucycraig.blog","thumbnailUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/639/thumb.webp","transcriptStatus":"not_applicable","transcriptText":"","url":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/639"}