Filip M. Cruz v. Fall River, City of - Police Department (SPR 20200530)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 19, 2020 SPR20/0530 Cynthia M. Page Records Access Officer Fall River Police Department 685 Pleasant Street Fall River, MA 02056 Dear Ms. Page: I have received the petition of Filip M. Cruz appealing the response of the Fall River Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, on February 26, 2020, Mr. Cruz requested a "copy of any internal affairs reports/records" for a named Officer. The Department responded by denying the request under Exemption (f). Unsatisfied with the Department's response, Mr. Cruz petitioned this office and SPR20/0530 was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff attorney of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Depaiiment sent the requested records to Mr. Cruz on March 13, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of Mr. Cruz not receiving the requested records, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Cruz 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: Filip 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