Shih, Meredith v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20140771)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords January 7, 2015 SPR14/771 Ms. Mary Eiro-Bartevyan Executive Office ofPublic Safety and Security Department of Correction Legal Division 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02110-1327 Dear Ms. Eiro-Bartevyan: I have received the petition of Meredith Shih appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction (Department) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Shih requested documents pertaining to specifically identified personnel with the Department. Having received no response, Ms. Shih 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 (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 1O (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, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated January 2, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Shih may appeal the substantive nature of the Dep ment's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Meredith Shih One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre