Wayne Napolitano v. Department of State Police (SPR 20221407)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 27, 2022 SPR22/1407; SPR22/1408 Allison Mondello Primary RAO Office of the Chief Legal Counsel Massachusetts State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petitions of Wayne Napolitano appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to two requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 2, 2021, Mr. Napolitano made two requests for an incident report relating to the 1982 death of an identified person. Each request referenced a different individual whom Mr. Napolitano named as having a “… relation to the incident.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Napolitano petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR22/1407 and SPR22/1408, were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Napolitano with a response to his requests, 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. Napolitano may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, .fJ l . ~ ~ _ ~ --· 0. . ~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Wayne Napolitano 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