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Wayne Napolitano v. Malden City Solicitor (SPR 20201865)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Administratively closed · Filed 10-01-2020
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SPR 20201865 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Wayne Napolitano concerning records held by Malden City Solicitor, opened 10-01-2020. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Administratively closed.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20201865
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Wayne Napolitano
- Custodian
- Malden City Solicitor
- Date Opened
- 10-01-2020
- Date Closed
- 10-15-2020
- Response Provided Date
- 09-30-2020
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records October 15, 2020 SPR20/1865 Kenneth J. Rossetti, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor Legal Department City of Malden 110 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Attorney Rossetti: I have received the petition of Wayne Napolitano appealing the response of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on August 19, 2020, Mr. Napolitano requested “a record of all internal affairs complaints and lawsuits filed against members of the Malden police department from 2010 through 2019.” Previous Appeal The requested records were the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR20/1479 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (September 10, 2020). In my September 10th determination, I indicated that it was unclear whether the City possessed responsive records. Accordingly, I ordered the City to provide Mr. Napolitano with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with the order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations. The City provided said response dated September 30, 2020, which included additional responsive records. Claiming the City’s response was incomplete, Mr. Napolitano petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR20/1865, was opened as a result. Conclusion Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the City provided a supplemental response on October 5, 2020 addressing Mr. Napolitano’s appeal. In light of this supplemental response, I 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 Kenneth J. Rossetti, Esq. SPR20/1865 Page 2 October 15, 2020 will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Napolitano may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Wayne Napolitano