Margaret Monsell v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20171324)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords September 22, 2017 SPR17/1324 Jennifer P. Migliaccio, Esq. Staff Counsel Massachusetts State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Migliaccio: I have received the petition of Margaret Monsell of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Attorney Monsell requested several categories of records concerning marijuana eradication, arrests, and value. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Attorney Monsell. 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 the Department responded to Attorney Monsell' s request with a response sent via email on September 22, 2017. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Monsell may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~· Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Margaret Monsell, 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