Anthony Dew v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20161035)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records November 17, 2016 SPR16/1035 Nicole Taub, Esq. Boston Police Department Office of the Legal Advisor One Schroeder Plaza Boston, MA 02120 Dear Attorney Taub: I have received the petition of Anthony Dew appealing the response of the Boston Police Department. The requirements for an appeal are as follows: Such appeal shall be in writing, shall include a copy of the original request, and shall include a copy of the letter by which the custodian made a response. The supervisor shall accept an appeal only from a person who has made his or her request in writing. An oral request, while valid as a public records request pursuant to 950 CMR 32.05 (3), may not be the basis of an appeal under 950 CMR 32.08. Given that a copy of the original request was not included, we are unable to assist Mr. Dew at this time. Mr. Dew may re-submit his appeal when he has retrieved copies of all the required documents. cc: Anthony Dew 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