Nathan Cruz v. Springfield, City of - Police Department (SPR 20192442)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Superv'isor of Records December 16, 2019 SPR19/2442 Andrea L. Stone Public Records Coordinator Springfield Police Depmiment 130 Pearl Street Springfield, MA O1 105 Dear Ms. Stone: I have received the petition of Nathan Cruz appealing the response of the Springfield Police Department (Depmiment) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 5, 2019, Mr. Cruz requested information about a certain case file. Based on a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a Department representative, it is my understanding that the Department intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. Cruz. Accordingly, the Department is oi·dered to provide Mr. Cruz with a response to his request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations 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. Cruz may appeal the substantive nature of the Depmiment's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Supervisor of Records cc:Nathan Cruz 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