Snell, Jr., Emory v. Department of Correction - Central Disciplinary Unit (SPR 20140774)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor of& cords March 10,2015 SPR14/774 Ms. Nancy White, Esq. Department of Correction - Legal Department 70 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-1300 Dear Attorney White: I have received the petition of Emory G. Snell, Jr. appealing the nomesponse of the Department of Correction (Department) Central Inmate Disciplinary Unit (Unit) to his November 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Snell requested copies of two categories of records pertaining to himself. 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, § 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. In a letter dated January 6, 2015, Kevin Anahory, Director ofthe Unit informed Mr. Snell that he would forward his public records request to the Department's Legal Division for further response. Accordingly, the Department's Legal Division is hereby ordered to provide a response to Mr. Snell's request within ten (10) days, prepared in a manner consistent with the specificity requirements of the Public Records Law and its Regulations. This appeal is closed. Mr. Snell may appeal the substantive nature of the response made by the Department within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor ofRecords cc: Mr. Emory G. Snell, Jr. Mr. Kevin Anahory One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre