A small Colorado company with no front counter.

Open Records Request exists because the right to see public records is only as good as the request that asks for them. We are a remote-first Colorado company: no reception desk, no waiting room, just people who read the statutes, write the requests, watch the clocks and keep the file in order.

Who we are

Open Records Request helps people use the open records laws that already exist. We draft requests under the Colorado Open Records Act and the federal Freedom of Information Act, file them with the right custodian, track the statutory clock, and help with the next step when an agency says no or simply does not answer.

The person you will deal with is Matthew Kabriel. Enquiries are answered by a human being during business hours, Monday to Friday, and every request gets a written record of what was asked, when it was filed, and what happened next.

We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice. We are records people: we know the forms, the channels, the exemptions and the deadlines, and we put that knowledge to work in plain language.

The team handling open records requests — **Exhibit E** — the team handling open records requests

How we work

Five rules that govern every file we open.

Rule 01 · Standing

The law does the heavy lifting

CORA and FOIA already give the public a right to inspect records. Our work is procedural: describe the record properly, send it to the right custodian, and hold the agency to its own clock.

Rule 02 · Record

Everything in writing

Requests, deliveries, responses, denials and follow-ups are all written down and dated. If it is not in the file, it did not happen.

Rule 03 · Clock

Deadlines are the point

Statutory response times are recorded for every request and watched. A missed deadline is leverage, and leverage is only useful if someone notices the date.

Rule 04 · Language

Plain language, always

Exemptions, redactions and appeal routes are explained the way a careful clerk would explain them: completely, in order, and without jargon for its own sake.

Rule 05 · Honesty

If a record does not exist, is genuinely exempt, or needs an attorney, we say so plainly and stop. We would rather close a file honestly than keep one open falsely. Open Records Request is not a law firm and gives no legal advice.

Remote-first, Colorado, US

Our address line reads “Remote-first, Colorado, US” because that is the truth of it. The work of an open records practice is reading, writing, filing electronically and telephoning custodians. None of that requires a lobby, and pretending otherwise would be a poor start to a file about honest answers.

A reading room in a public library — **Exhibit F** — a reading room; the work is reading

Steps leading into a public building — **Exhibit G** — steps into a public building; you go in with a proper request

Rows of filing cabinets in a records room — **Exhibit H** — filing cabinets in a records room; custodians keep the originals

The team is based around Denver, Colorado, and works with custodians statewide and federal agencies nationwide. Requests are filed electronically wherever an agency accepts electronic filing, and by post where it does not. You can reach us by phone or email at any time during business hours, and the map on the contact page centres on Denver so you can see where the file is kept.

Form ORR-CTA · rev. 03/2025

Ask us about a record.

If you want to know whether something is obtainable, who holds it, or how to ask properly, write to us. The first answer is always a straight one.