Emmett S. Muldoon v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20220434)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 8, 2022 SPR22/0434 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Legal Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place, Room 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Atty. Mullaney: I have received the petition of Emmett S. Muldoon appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 20, 2022, Mr. Muldoon requested: 1. All emails sent or received by, or on behalf of, [named individual] that relate of refer Emmett S. Muldoon or Emmett Muldoon, and that further request, as part of the $11,144,355 award by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the EOPSS and September 20, 2020 Interdepartmental Service Agreement (ISA) between·EOPSS and the Department of Correction (DOC) . . . 2. Any and all documents related to or involved with Request # 1 above. 3. The same requests above at## 1 and 2, except as applied to [named individual]. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Muldoon petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0434, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Muldoon 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. Mr. Muldoon may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Arielle Mullaney, Esq. SPR22/0434 Page 2 March 8, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Emmett S. Muldoon