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Benjamin Maddison v. Hampden County Juvenile Court (SPR 20161058)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 11-18-2016
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20161058 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Benjamin Maddison concerning records held by Hampden County Juvenile Court, opened 11-18-2016. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20161058
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Benjamin Maddison
- Custodian
- Hampden County Juvenile Court
- Date Opened
- 11-18-2016
- Date Closed
- 11-21-2016
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records November 21,2016 SPR16/1058 Mr. Donald P. Whitney Hampden County Juvenile Court 80 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 Dear Mr. Whitney: This office has received Benjamin Maddison's November 10,2016 communication concerning a records request to the Hampden County Juvenile Court (Court). Records in the custody of the Court are outside the jurisdiction of the Public Records Law. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. v. Appeals Court, 327 Mass. 539 (1977). Accordingly, whereas this office has no jurisdiction over records of the judiciary, I am unable to assist in this matter. cc: Mr. Benjamin Maddison 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