Collin Dias v. Bristol County Sheriff's Office (SPR 20191762)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords August 29, 2019 SPR19/1762 Lorraine J. Rousseau, Esq. Records Access Officer Bristol County Sheriffs Office 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Dear Attorney Rousseau: I have received the petition of Collin Dias appealing the nonresponse of the Bristol County Sherriffs Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Dias requested "[a]ll 911 calls and transcripts that relate to or mention ... " two identified individuals as well as " ... any other records ... " that concern the same two individuals. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Dias 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 Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Dias. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Dias with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Dias may appeal the substantive nature of the Office's response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Collin Dias 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