Carter, Esq., Evans v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - State 911 Department (SPR 20150072)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 23, 2015 SPRlS/072 Ms. Louise McCarthy, Esq. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security State 911 Department 1380 Bay Street, Building C Taunton, MA 02780-1088 Dear Attorney McCarthy: I have received the petition of Evans J. Carter, Esq. appealing the response of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, State 911 Department (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Attorney Carter requested copies of seventeen categories of Department records regarding its 911 operations. In a response dated January 2, 2015 the Department informed Attorney Carter that the Department does not possess records responsive to ten of these seventeen categories of records responsive to his request. The Department denied access to the remaining seven categories of records claiming the records are exempt pursuant to Exemption (a) of the Public Records Law. The Department has provided other records deemed nonexempt. In his petition Attorney Carter does not appear to contest the records withheld by the Department; rather he appears to seek additional records. Accordingly, whereas the Division of Public Records is not a warehouse for all government records, and further whereas I find Attorney Carter has not appealed the nondisclosure of records from the Department, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Carter is advised to request records directly from the epartment. Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Evans J. Carter, Esq. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre