Stephen Phillips v. Springfield, City of (SPR 20171218)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords September 11, 2017 SPR17/1218 Edward M. Pikula, Esq. City Solicitor City of Springfield Law Department 3 6 Court Street - Room 210 Springfield, MA O1 103 Dear Attorney Pikula: I have received the petition of Attorney Stephen Phillips appealing the nomesponse of City of Springfield Law Department (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, in a letter dated August 3, 2017, Attorney Phillips references "a review of Emails received from City regarding" an identified individual and is requesting a "complete review ... for all documentation for the year 2015." Claiming to not yet have received a response to the request, Attorney Phillips petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that a representative from the City intends on providing Attorney Phillips with a response to his request. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the City provide Attorney Phillips 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. Attorney Phillips may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Stephen Phillips, Esq. 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