Jim Haddadin v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20210512)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 12, 2021 SPR21/0512 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Records Access Officer City of Boston 1 City Hall Square, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Jim Haddadin of NBC10 Boston appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 10, 2021, Mr. Haddadin requested all electronic messages involving a certain individual during a specified time frame. Having received no response, Mr. Haddadin appealed to this office. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the City of Boston (City) intends to provide a written response to Mr. Haddadin. In an email on March 1, 2021, the City indicated that it would “review this matter with the Boston Police Department in an effort to provide a written response.” Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Haddadin with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Haddadin may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Jim Haddadin 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