Andrew Quemere v. Lynn, City of - Police Department (SPR 20221124)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 19, 2022 SPR22/1124 Lt. John Geary Records Access Officer Lynn Police Department 300 Washington Street Lynn, MA 01902 Dear Lt. Geary: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the response of the Lynn Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 21, 2022 Mr. Quemere requested, “[a]ll police department internal affairs data submitted to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission; please provide the data as a spreadsheet, preferably in Excel format…” The Department provided a response on May 11, 2022. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1124, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the Department informed a staff attorney in this Division that it intends on providing a supplemental response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Quemere 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. Quemere may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere James Lamana, 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