Amy Friedman v. Malden, City of (SPR 20210771)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 30, 2021 SPR21/0761; SPR21/0762; SPR21/0764 - SPR21/0767; SPR21/0769; SPR21/0771; SPR21/0772; SPR21/0774 Greg Lucey City Clerk City of Malden 110 Pleasant Street, First Floor Malden, MA 02148 Dear Mr. Lucey: I have received the petitions of Mr. Bruce Friedman appealing the nonresponse of the City of Malden (City) to his requests for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 11, 2021, Mr. Friedman submitted ten public records requests seeking various email correspondences between specified City employees during a certain time period. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Friedman petitioned this office and these appeals were opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the City intends on providing a written response to Mr. Friedman. Conclusion Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Friedman 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. Friedman may appeal the substantive nature of the City’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

Greg Lucey SPR21/0761; SPR21/0762; SPR21/0764 - Page 2 SPR21/0767; SPR21/0769; SPR21/0771; March 30, 2021 SPR21/0772; SPR21/0774 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Bruce Friedman