Salahuddin Ali v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security - Department of State Police (SPR 20160971)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords November 7, 2016 SPR16/971 Salahuddin Ali P.O. Box 1218 Shirley, MA 01464 Dear Mr. Ali: I have received your petition appealing the nomesponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. In your letter of appeal to our office, you stated that you enclosed a copy of a Department denial to your request. Please be advised that no copy was enclosed. Please be advised that a request for appeals to the Supervisor of Records shall include a copy of the letter by which the request was made, and as available, a copy of the letter by which the custodian responded. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). As no such copy was provided, I am unable to assist you in this matter. You may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Department of State Police - Office of the Chief Legal Counsel One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us