Michael Gordon v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20161204)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records December 21, 2016 SPR16/1204 Sean W. Farrell, Esq. Office of the Chief Legal Counsel Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Farrell: I have received the petition of Michael Gordon appealing the nomesponse of the Department ofthe State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Gordon requested nine (9) categories of documents and information regarding a specifically identified case that has been closed. Having received no response, Mr. Gordon petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that you did not receive the original request. You were also provided with a copy of the appeal file to help facilitate your response to Mr. Gordon's request. Whereas this matter was based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that a response is provided without delay. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. cc: Michael Gordon 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