Skandha, Bodhisattva v. Office of the Attorney General - Environmental Protection Division (SPR 20150484)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords July 29, 2015 SPRlS/484 Ms. Lorraine A. G. Tarrow, Esq. Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Bodhisattva Skandha appealing the nonresponse of the Office of Attorney General to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1 O(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Skandha requested records regarding the written guidelines issued by the Office for a specifically identified attorney of the Department of Correction. Having received no response, Mr. Skandha 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 ofthe 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 Office 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 July 8, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Office's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Skandha may appeal the substantive nature of the Office' response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Bodhisattva Skandha OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre