Donna Patalano, Esq. v. Department of State Police (SPR 20221832)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 19, 2022 SPR22/1832 Allison Mondello Records Access Officer Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello, I have received the petition of Donna Patalano appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Ms. Patalano requested information regarding a set of shootings that took place in the 1990s. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Patalano petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1832, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends to provide Ms. Patalano with a response to this request. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide said response in compliance with the Public Records Law and its Regulations. Ms. Patalano may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Donna Patalano 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