Rui Ferreira v. Malden, City of - Police Department (SPR 20212135)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 7, 2021 SPR21/2135 Greg Lucey City Clerk City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Mr. Lucey: I have received the petition of Rui Ferreira appealing the nonresponse of the Malden Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Ms. Ferreira requested all records pertaining to her own arrest and sentencing. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Ferreira petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2135, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and a communication from this office, it remains unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Ferreira with a response to the request, 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. Ms. Ferreira may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Rui Ferreira 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