Dwight A. Williams, Sr. v. Department of State Police - Office of the Chief Legal Counsel (SPR 20221075)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 10, 2022 SPR22/1075 Allison Mondello Primary Records Access Officer Massachusetts State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Dwight A. Williams, Sr. appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 9, 2022, Mr. Williams requested “…my complete case file of all records regarding the investigation in the shooting death of [identified individual], all notes, field notes, personal information about all parties involved, electronic communications regarding said investigation, etc.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Williams petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1075, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Williams. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Williams with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Williams may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, . '' . I . - ~ - - - - Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Dwight A. Williams, Sr. 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