Patricia Alulema v. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (SPR 20211382)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 16, 2021 SPR21/1382 Eric B. Hogberg, Esq. General Counsel Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Commonwealth of Massachusetts 720 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Hogberg: I have received the petition of Patricia Alulema of Boston 25 News appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 27, 2021, Ms. Alulema requested the following: “[1] All emails that were received and/or deleted from [named individual’s] state-issued computer, from November 1, 2020 to Present, relating to purchases made using her state email; [2] Emails sent to [named individual] from [named individual] between November 1, 2020 to present; [3] Copy of Office’s sexual harassment policy and policies related to gifts and gratuities.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Alulema petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/1382, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. As such, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Alulema with a response to this request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (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. Ms. Alulema may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’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

Eric B. Hogberg, Esq. SPR21/1382 Page 2 June 16, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Patricia Alulema, Boston 25 News