Ilya Zinov v. Barnstable, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20191792)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 4, 2019 SPR19/1792 LT. Jean Challies Barnstable Police Department 1200 Phinneys Lane Hyannis, MA 02601 Dear Lieutenant Challies: I have received the petition of Ilya Zinov appealing the nonresponse of the Barnstable Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Zinov requested "any and all documentation ... " concerning an identified individual. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Zinov 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 Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Zinov. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Zinov with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Zinov may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~r~ Supervisor of Records cc: Ilya Zinov 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