James P. McKenna, Esq. v. Brockton, City of (SPR 20220652)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 1, 2022 SPR22/0652 Allison Cogliano, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor 45 School Street, City Hall Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Cogliano: I have received the petition of Attorney James P. McKenna appealing the nonresponse of the City of Brockton (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 18, 2022, Attorney McKenna requested, “[a]ll public records, including all reports and correspondence, concerning the incident on September 29, 2021, in which [an identified individual] was given a citation…by a member of the Brockton Police Department.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Attorney McKenna petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR22/0652, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Attorney McKenna with a response dated March 28, 2022. In light of the City’s March 28th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney McKenna may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~ l'J .A •• ~ _ ~ ·~- . 0 . . . Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: James P. McKenna, Esq. 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