Kimberly S. Courtney v. Cambridge, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20211092)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 13, 2021 SPR21/1092 Seah Levy Public Records Access Officer City of Cambridge 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Ms. Levy: I have received the petition of Attorney Kimberly S. Courtney appealing the nonresponse of the City of Cambridge (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 22, 2021, Attorney Courtney requested “…all documents and communications…to, from or created by the Cambridge City Council, including minutes, transcripts and/or recordings of meetings, pertaining to a pending litigation case.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Courtney petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/1092, was opened as a result. It is my understanding the City provided a response dated May 12, 2021 to Attorney Courtney. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Courtney may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Kimberly S. Courtney, Esq. 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