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Suresh Bhatia v. Dedham, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20201887)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-02-2020
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SPR 20201887 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Suresh Bhatia concerning records held by Dedham, Town of - Town Clerk, opened 10-02-2020. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20201887
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Suresh Bhatia
- Custodian
- Dedham, Town of - Town Clerk
- Date Opened
- 10-02-2020
- Date Closed
- 10-16-2020
- Date Request Submitted
- 09-13-2020
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- 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 of Records October 16, 2020 SPR20/1881; SPR20/1882; SPR20/1883; SPR20/1884; SPR20/1885; SPR20/1886; SPR20/1887; SPR20/1888; SPR20/1889; SPR20/1890; SPR20/1891; SPR20/1892; SPR20/1893; SPR20/1894 Paul Munchbach Town of Dedham Office of the Town Clerk 26 Bryant Street, P.O. Box 306 Dedham, MA 02026 Dear Mr. Munchbach: I have received the petition of Suresh Bhatia appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Dedham (Town) to requests for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on September 13, 2020, Mr. Bhatia filed fourteen (14) public records requests seeking “copies of all communications (written, verbal, emails, memos, notes, text messages etc.) from any Town employee, Town representatives, members of Select Board, and members of BPCC to the Vertex Companies/Compass Project Management Group” during the months of June, July and August 2020. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Bhatia petitioned this office and these appeals were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, the Town has yet to provide a response with respect to Mr. Bhatia’s requests. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Bhatia with a response(s) to his requests in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law, and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response(s) to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Bhatia may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response(s) within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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 Mr. Paul Munchbach SPR20/1881; SPR20/1882; SPR20/1883; Page 2 SPR20/1884; SPR20/1885; SPR20/1886; October 16, 2020 SPR20/1887; SPR20/1888; SPR20/1889; SPR20/1890; SPR20/1891; SPR20/1892; SPR20/1893; SPR20/1894 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Suresh Bhatia Mr. Leon Goodwin