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Sean Hempseed v. Massachusetts Department of State Police (SPR 20212752)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-21-2021
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20212752 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Sean Hempseed concerning records held by Massachusetts Department of State Police, opened 10-21-2021. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20212752
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Sean Hempseed
- Date Opened
- 10-21-2021
- Date Closed
- 11-03-2021
- Date Request Submitted
- 10-01-2021
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 7 Business Days
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records November 3, 2021 SPR21/2752 Jennifer M. Staples, Esq. Massachusetts Department of State Police Office of the Chief Legal Counsel 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Staples: I have received the petition of Sean Hempseed appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 30, 2021, Mr. Hempseed requested: “any and all public records around an incident that occurred on May 15th of this year and which was reported upon by [named individual] . . .” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Hempseed petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR21/2752, was opened as a result. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within 10 business days from receipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear if a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Hempseed 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 the 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. 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 Jennifer M. Staples, Esq. SPR21/2752 Page 2 November 3, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Sean Hempseed