Craig P. Shibley v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20221551)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 21, 2022 SPR22/1551 Allison Mondello Primary Records Access Officer Department of State Police Office of the Chief Legal Counsel 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Craig Shibley appealing the nonresponse of the Department of 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 June 16, 2022, Mr. Shibley requested “…an unredacted copy of a case initiation report (CIR) authored and submitted by [named individual] on June 11, 2013 …” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Shibley petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1551, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Shibley with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Shibley may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Craig Shibley 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