Erin Smith v. Department of Public Health (SPR 20180459)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords April 10, 2018 SPR18/459 Ms. Helen Rush-Lloyd Records Access Officer Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Rush-Lloyd: I have received the petition of Erin Smith appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Public Health (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, Ms. Smith requested records related to medical marijuana cards. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Smith 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 Ms. Smith's request with a response sent on April 9, 2018. Accordingly, as the basis of this appeal was the Department's failure to provide a substantive written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Smith may appeal the substantive nature of Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ·~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Erin Smith 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