Muise, Timothy v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20150733)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 19,2015 SPRlS/733 Ms. Nancy White Department of Correction- Legal Division 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02110-1327 Dear Ms. White: I have received the petition of Timothy J. Muise appealing the nomesponse of Massachusetts Department of Corrections (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Muise requested "True and accurate copies ofthe Institutional Fact Cards for the year of2015." Having received no response, Mr. Muise 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 (1 0) 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. 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 will be provided, dated October 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. Mr. Muise may appeal the substantive nature ofthe Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). illiams Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Timothy J. Muise One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre