Snell, Jr., Emory v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20140773)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 10, 2015 SPR141773 Ms. Nancy White, Esq. General Counsel Department of Corrections - Legal Division 70 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-3300 Dear Attorney White: I have received the petition of Emory G. Snell, Jr. appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Correction Legal Division (Department) to his November 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1 O(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Snell requested copies of various records concerning himself. 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, § lO(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. To date, the Department has failed to provide Mr. Snell with a written response. Accordingly, the Department is hereby ordered to provide a response to Mr. Snell's request within ten (1 0) days, prepared in a manner consistent with the specificity requirements of the Public Records Law and its Regulations. Mr. Snell may appeal the substantive nature of the response made by the Department within ninety (90) days Se 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). wn . Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Emory G. Snell, Jr. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma.us/pre