John D. Rousseau v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of State Police (SPR 20160142)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 10, 2016 SPR16/142 Mr. Glenn Rooney, Esq. Department of State Police Office of the Chief Legal Counsel 470 Worcester Road Framingham MA, 01702 Dear Attorney Rooney I have received the petition of John Rousseau appealing the nonresponse ofthe Department of State Police (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Rousseau requested copies of an investigator's report. The basis of Mr. Rousseau's appeal is that at the time of his petition he asserts the Department had not responded to his request. In a March 10, 2016 telephone conversation with a member of the Public Records Division staff you confirmed that the Department did provide Mr. Rousseau a responsive record. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's alleged non-response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this dete · tion £ further information. cc: Mr. John Rousseau OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre