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Bartholomew, Karen v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Registry of Motor Vehicles (SPR 20140546)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Administratively closed · Filed 10-02-2014
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SPR 20140546 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Bartholomew, Karen concerning records held by Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Registry of Motor Vehicles, opened 10-02-2014. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Administratively closed.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20140546
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Bartholomew, Karen
- Date Opened
- 10-02-2014
- Date Closed
- 10-21-2014
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 21, 2014 SPR14/546 Mr. Julian T. Tynes, Esquire Director, Office of Labor Relations and Employment Law Massachusetts Department of Transportation Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3740 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Tynes: I have received the petition of Karen Bartholomew appealing the nomesponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Bartholomew requested all records that depict the chain of command for the garages where the MEM's work, including names, titles and locations of the employees in the chain of command. Having received no response, Ms. Bartholomew petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, in an email dated October 9, 2014, you agreed to provide a written response to the request. Whereas the Department has agreed to provide a written response, made in compliance with the Public Records Law and its Regulations, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Bart lomew may appeal any subsequent response made by the Department within ninety da s ee 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). "'-ll.-~un Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Karen Bartholomew OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre