Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (SPR 20171068)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords August 8, 2017 SPR17/1068 Myrna Solod Records Access Officer Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination One Ashb urton Place, Room 601 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Solod: I have received the petition of Aliana Brodmann von Richthofen appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. von Richthofen requested the assistance of this office to persuade MCAD to edit documents in their possession reflecting a specific investigation, or lack thereof. A representative from this office shared a copy of Ms. von Richthofen's appeal with an agent of the MCAD. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division staff, I learned that MCAD intends to provide Ms. von Richthofen with a response to her appeal in an effort to address her concerns. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that MCAD provide Ms. von Richthofen with a response within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. von Richthofen may appeal the substantive nature ofMCAD's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Aliana Brodmann E. von Richthofen 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