Jim Haddadin v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20210679)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 30, 2021 SPR21/0679 & SPR21/0686 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records City of Boston 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petitions of Mr. Jim Haddadin of NBC10 Boston, appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to his requests for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 4, 2021, Mr. Haddadin submitted two public records requests seeking “copies of all records of internal affairs and/or misconduct investigations” related to two Department employees. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Haddadin petitioned this office and these appeals were opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Haddadin. Conclusion Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Haddadin with a response to the requests, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law, and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. 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 Department’s response 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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq. SPR21/0679 & SPR21/0686 Page 2 March 30, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Jim Haddadin, NBC10 Boston