Benjamin Berke v. Bristol County Sheriff's Office (SPR 20201460)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 4, 2020 SPR20/1460 Lorraine J. Rousseau, Esq. Bristol County Sheriff's Office 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Dear Attorney Rousseau: I have received the petition of Benjamin Berke appealing the nonresponse of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office (Office) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Berke requested the Sheriff’s travel expense log for a certain time frame. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Berke petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and communication from a staff member of the Public Records Division, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. As such, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Berke with a written response. Said response shall be made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order 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. Berke may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Benjamin Berke 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