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Jason P. Amaral v. Department of Correction - Legal Division (SPR 20192487)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 12-16-2019

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SPR 20192487 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Jason P. Amaral concerning records held by Department of Correction - Legal Division, opened 12-16-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.

Case Details

Case Number
20192487
Case Type
Appeal
Case Subtype
Initial
Status
Closed
Requester
Jason P. Amaral
Custodian
Department of Correction - Legal Division
Date Opened
12-16-2019
Date Closed
12-31-2019

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division

Rebecca S, Murray Supervisor of Records

December 31, 2019 : , SPR19/2487 Vicki Pineda Paralegal Specialist Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center P.O. Box 8000 . Shirley, MA 01464

Dear Ms. Pineda:

. I have received the petition of Jason P. Amaral appealing the response of the Souza- Baranowski Correctional Center (Center) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on October 19, 2019 Mr, Amaral requested, “all documentation that relates to Disciplinary Report (DR) #446690” and “all video records from the surveillance camera inside housing unit N2.” .

Previous Appeal

The requested records were the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR19/2293 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (November 27, 2019). In my November 27" determination, I found that the Center was working on providing Mr. Amaral with a response. I ordered the Center to provide Mr. Amaral with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations without delay.

The Center provided a response to Mr. Amaral on November 26, 2019, prior to the issuance of my determination in SPR19/2293. Mr. Amaral is appealing this response, indicating he has not received responsive records.

~ Conclusion Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I

learned that the Center provided a response to Mr. Amaral dated December 9, 2019. In light of the Center’s December 9th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed, Mr.

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

Vicki Pineda SPR19/2487 Page 2 . December 31, 2019

Amaral may appeal the substantive nature of the Center’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

L econ

Lalyecea S. Murray Supervisor of Records

cc: Jason P, Amaral