Sean Sheridan v. Brockton, City of (SPR 20221869)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 26, 2022 SPR22/1869 Allison M. Cogliano, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor City of Brockton – City Hall 45 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Cogliano: I have received the petition of Sean Sheridan appealing the response of the City of Brockton (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 28, 2022, Mr. Sheridan requested the “… emails sent to/from [named person] on Sept 8, 2021 to: traffic@cobma.us [and] … any emails sent to or from the [identified] email address … on September 8, 2021.” The City responded on August 11, 2022. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Sheridan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1869, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division senior attorney and a City representative, it is my understanding that the City intends on providing a further response to Mr. Sheridan. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Sheridan with said response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Sheridan may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Sean Sheridan 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