Here is a copy of response I got -

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Good Afternoon:

Your request is being treated as a FOIA request that should have been more properly directed to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner instead of the Department of Forensic Sciences. Please know that autopsy reports are only subject to release pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 5-1412(b) and (c). Regulation 28 DCMR § 5005.3 prescribes the conditions for release of those records as follows: written authorization from the next-of-kin for the autopsy report, serving a subpoena on the OCME custodian of records, or pursuant to a court order if the court is satisfied that such person has a legitimate interest. As such, the requested records are exempted from release pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 5-534(2). Importantly, the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel recently affirmed the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s decision to withhold autopsy related records in accordance with the earlier referenced exemption (see Freedom of Information Act Appeal 2017-19, dated February 24, 2017).

Please know that under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR § 412, you have the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain “Freedom of Information Act Appeal” or “FOIA Appeal” in the subject line of the letter as well on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number, an e-mail and/or U.S. mailing address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor’s Correspondence Unit, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 316, Washington, D.C. 20004. Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to The Mayor’s Correspondence Unit at [email protected] . Further, a copy of all appeal materials must be forwarded to the FOIA Officer of the involved agency, or to the agency head of that agency, if there is no designated FOIA Officer there.

Sincerely,

OCME FOIA Officer

this is also over at \v\sethrich https://voat.co/v/SethRich/1891738

The other post has the e-mail address etc.

Awesome!

This is the case number and directions on how to request a copy of the autopsy report. This clip is journalist Jason Goodman & G. Webb in Washington DC. They are on the ground as are others putting the pressure on.