Emory Snell, Jr. v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of Correction (SPR 20160518)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords July 18,2016 SPR16/518 Ms. Nancy White, Esq. General Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Correction 70 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02110-1327 Dear Attorney White: I have received the petition of Emory Snell, Jr., appealing the response of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a May 29, 2016 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Snell requested copies of2014 correspondence between you and Mr. Snell. As of the date ofhis petition to this office Mr. Snell had not received any response from the Office regarding his May 29 request. In a July 18, 2016 telephone conversation a member of the Department of Correction Legal Department staff explained that it did not possess a copy of Mr. Snell's May 29 request. To assist I will provide a copy of the file associated with this appeal as an attachment to the Office's copy of this determination. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Office's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Office review and respond to Mr. Snell's request. Mr. Snell may appeal the substantive nature of the Office's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). y~ Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records Enclosure cc: Mr. Emory Snell OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre