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Jed Mahoney, Esq. v. Department of Correction - Legal Division (SPR 20200449)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 03-03-2020
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20200449 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Jed Mahoney, Esq. concerning records held by Department of Correction - Legal Division, opened 03-03-2020. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20200449
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Jed Mahoney, Esq.
- Date Opened
- 03-03-2020
- Date Closed
- 03-16-2020
- Date Request Submitted
- 10-10-2019
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 99 Business Days
- 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 ofR ecords March 17, 2020 SPR20/0449 Kate M. Silvia Department of Correction 50 Maple Street · Suite 3 Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Silvia: I have received the petition of Attorney Jed Mahoney appealing the response of the Department of Correction (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on October 10, 2019, Attorney Mahoney requested certain records regarding an employee who was employed at MCI Shirley Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Mahoney petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR20/0449, was opened as a result. Current Appeal In its February 61 h response, a representative from the Department indicated that "someone has been reached out to ... and the redactions have been completed." Attorney Mahoney, in an email to this office dated March 3, 2020, claims that "although the DOC hasn't denied our request, they have unnecessarily delayed the delivery of these records." Conclusion Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that at the date of this letter, the Department has not provided a response with respect to Attorney Mahoney's request. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Attorney Mahoney with said response within ten business days, in accordance with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations. 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 Ms. Kate M. Silvia SPR20/0449 Page 2 March 16, 2020 Attorney Mahoney may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Jed Mahoney, Esq.