John Sullivan v. Department of Correction - Legal Division (SPR 20213239)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 27, 2021 SPR21/3239 Kate Silvia Records Access Officer Department of Correction 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Silvia: I have received the petition of John Sullivan appealing the response of the Department of Correction (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 24, 2021, Mr. Sullivan requested, “… a copy of an incident report … written by [named person] in early 2020 and concerns the library and myself.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Sullivan, petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/3239, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Sulllivan with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its 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. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: John Sullivan 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