Abdullah R. Muhammad (Frank Clifford) v. Office of the District Attorney - Hampden District (SPR 20171346)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts \Villiam Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervzsor ofR ecords September 25, 20 17 SPR17/1346 Abdullah R. Muhammad (Frank Clifford) Dear Mr. Muhammad I have received your petition appealing the response of the Office of the Hampden District Attorney (HDAO) to your request for public records. The requirements for an appeal are follows: Such appeal shall be in wTI.ting, and shall in dude a copy of the letter by which the request was made and, if available, a copy of the letter by which the custodian responded. The Supervisor shall accept a,.n appeal only from a person who had made his or her record request in writing. An oral request, while valid as a public record request pursuant to 950 C.M.R. 32.06(1 )(a), may not be the basis of an appeal under 950 C.M.R. 32.08. See 950 CM.R. 32.08(1 )(g) .. In order for this office to proceed with your petition you must send a copy of the original request letters you sent to the HDAO. Please feel free to re-submit your appeal when you have retrieved copies of all the required documents. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Joseph P. Pessolano, 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