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Joseph F. Hennessey v. Warren, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20221941)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 08-23-2022
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20221941 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Joseph F. Hennessey concerning records held by Warren, Town of - Town Clerk, opened 08-23-2022. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20221941
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Joseph F. Hennessey
- Custodian
- Warren, Town of - Town Clerk
- Date Opened
- 08-23-2022
- Date Closed
- 09-07-2022
- Date Request Submitted
- 08-09-2022
- Response Provided Date
- 08-09-2022
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 10 Days
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 7, 2022 SPR22/1941 Laura J. Stockley Town Clerk Town of Warren 48 High Street, P.O. Box 603 Warren, MA 01083 Dear Ms. Stockley: I have received the petition of Joseph F. Hennessey, Esq., appealing the response of the Town of Warren (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 9, 2022, Attorney Hennessey requested numerous records from the Warren Police Department. In his August 23, 2022 appeal, Attorney Hennessey requested, “…cruiser videos identified in paragraph 10, body camera videos identified in paragraph 11, [u]se of force reports identified in paragraph 12, [a]ll internal investigations conducted in connection to the identified incident in paragraph 14 and a copy of all text messages that were identified in para[graph] 15.” The Town responded on August 8, 2022 and August 19, 2022. Unsatisfied with the Town’s responses, Attorney Hennessey petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1941, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division senior attorney and a Town representative, it is my understanding that the Town intends on providing a further response to Attorney Hennessey. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Attorney Hennessey with said response in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Attorney Hennessey may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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 Laura J. Stockley SPR22/1941 Page 2 September 7, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Joseph F. Hennessey, Esq.