Ernest Wessell v. Department of State Police - Division of Administrative Services (SPR 20170458)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords April 5, 2017 SPR17/458 Mr. Ernest Wessell Dear Mr. Wessell: I have received your petition appealing the response of the Department of State Police Division of Administrative Services (Division) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, you are appealing the response issued by the Division. Please be advised that your letter of appeal to this office was missing crucial parts. G.L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(g). Please be advised that a request for appeals to the Supervisor of Records shall include a complete copy of the letter by which the request was made, including in the case of electronic communications all header information indicating time, date, subject, sender and recipient email addresses; and a complete copy of all written responses associated with requests subject to the petition for appeal, including in the case of electronic communications all header information indicating time, date, subject, [and] sender and recipient email addresses. Please note that you did not include any responses made by the Division. See id. As no such copy was provided, I am unable to assist you in this matter. You may appeal the substantive nature of the Division's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Joanne S. Carney 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