Harry Mattison v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (SPR 20222137)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 28, 2022 SPR22/2137 Stephen W. Shorey, Esq. Senior Counsel, Public Records and Records Management Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Shorey: I have received the petition of Harry Mattison appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Transportation (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 16, 2022, Mr. Mattison requested “[e]mails and their attachments sent to or from any email address ending in @hatch.com for 6/4/2021.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Mattison petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2137, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Mattison. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Mattison with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Mattison may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Harry Mattison 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