Amy Friedman v. Malden, City of (SPR 20211815)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 4, 2021 SPR21/1815 Greg Lucey City Clerk City of Malden 110 Pleasant Street, First Floor Malden, MA 02148 Dear Mr. Lucey: I have received the petition of Bruce Friedman appealing the response of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 29, 2021, Bruce Friedman requested “…any and all email addresses used by the following people that traversed the City’s electronic mail system from January 1, 2017 through the date you respond to this request...” Previous appeal This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR21/0799; SPR21/0801; SPR21/0803; SPR21/0804; SPR21/0807 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (March 31, 2021); SPR21/0825; SPR21/0827-SPR21/0835 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 14, 2021); SPR21/0836-0837 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 14, 2021). Pending litigation 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2)(b) provides in pertinent part: The Supervisor may deny an appeal for, among other reasons if, in the opinion of the Supervisor: The public records in question are the subjects of disputes in active litigation, administrative hearings or mediation. This office was informed that a complaint was filed in Middlesex Superior Court on July 22, 2021. See Malden Public Schools v. Rebecca S. Murray, Supervisor of Records of the Public Records Division of the Office of William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth and 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 SPR21/1815 Page 2 August 4, 2021 William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Bruce Friedman, (Docket No. # 2181CV01458). In light of the complaint filed on July 22nd, I decline to opine on this matter at this time. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2)(b). Sincerely, ~ ~-· er ./J .A.~·- ~.. .· Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Bruce Friedman