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Eoin Higgins v. University of Massachusetts - Amherst (SPR 20210298)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 02-05-2021
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SPR 20210298 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Eoin Higgins concerning records held by University of Massachusetts - Amherst, opened 02-05-2021. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20210298
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Eoin Higgins
- Date Opened
- 02-05-2021
- Date Closed
- 02-22-2021
- Date Request Submitted
- 11-23-2020
- Response Provided Date
- 02-05-2021
- 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 February 22, 2021 SPR21/0298 Christine M. Wilda Associate Chancellor for Compliance University of Massachusetts – Amherst 340 Whitmore Building 181 President’s Drive Amherst, MA 01003 Dear Ms. Wilda: I have received the petition of Eoin Higgins, appealing the response of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst (UMass) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 23, 2020, Mr. Higgins requested personal college emails of two individuals and identified emails addresses sent to or from 13 identified custodians with identified names or topic matters from July 22, 2019 to September 8, 2020. Previous appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR20/2432 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (December 22, 2020) and SPR21/0047 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (January 22, 2021). Following the January 2nd determination, UMass provided a supplemental response on February 5, 2021. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Higgins appealed and SPR21/0298 was opened as result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a UMass representative, it is my understanding that UMass intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. Higgins. Accordingly, UMass is ordered to provide Mr. Higgins with a response to his request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations 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. Higgins may appeal the substantive nature of UMass’ response within ninety 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 Christine M. Wilda SPR21/0298 Page 2 February 22, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Eoin Higgins