Jeannette Hinkle v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20221770)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 12, 2022 SPR22/1770 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place, Room 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of Jeannette Hinkle, of the Cape Cod Times, appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 15, 2022, Ms. Hinkle requested “[a]ll written guidance issued by [the Office] or related agencies to Massachusetts police departments regarding” Commonwealth v. Lora, 451 Mass. 425 (2008) [and] Commonwealth v. Long, 485 Mass. 711 (2020).” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Hinkle petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1770, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Hinkle with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Hinkle may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jeannette Hinkle 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