John E. Heraty v. Executive Office of Public Safety & Security - Department of Public Safety (SPR 20222659)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 2, 2022 SPR22/2659 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety & Security One Ashburton Place, Room 1301 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of John Heraty appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 30, 2022, Mr. Heraty requested numerous documents related to prisoners in the Massachusetts prison system. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Heraty petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2659, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Heraty with a response dated November 22, 2022. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Heraty 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: John Heraty 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