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Mikhael El-Bayeh v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (SPR 20190003)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 01-02-2019
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20190003 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Mikhael El-Bayeh concerning records held by Massachusetts Department of Transportation, opened 01-02-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20190003
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Mikhael El-Bayeh
- Date Opened
- 01-02-2019
- Date Closed
- 01-16-2019
- Date Request Submitted
- 09-26-2018
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 11 Business Days (2-1-19)
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 16, 2019 SPR19/0003 William J. Doyle, Esq. Records Access Officer Office of the General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3510 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of Mikhael El-Bayeh appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. El-Bayeh requested documents in regards to Special Speed Regulations on highways between Burlington and Tyngsborough. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within 10 business days ofreceipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. As of the date of this letter, it is my understanding that the Department has not provided Mr. El-Bayeh a response to his request for records. Order Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. El-Bayeh with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations without delay. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. 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 Massachusetts Department of Transportation SPR19/0003 Page 2 January 16, 2019 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mikhael El-Bayeh