Tim Bonham v. Department of Youth Services (SPR 20212190)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 31, 2021 SPR21/2190 Cecely Reardon, Esq. Records Access Officer Department of Youth Services 600 Washington Street Fourth Floor Boston, MA 02111 Dear Attorney Reardon: I have received the petition of Tim Bonham appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Youth Services (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 8, 2021, Mr. Bonham requested “a copy of the MTU report.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Bonham petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2190, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. As such, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Bonham with a response to his 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. Mr. Bonham may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ,, - - ~ - I - _. ' _ I_ - Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Tim Bonham 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