Rafael Cumbas v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20222886)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 29, 2022 SPR22/2886 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Record Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Rafael Cumbas appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 1, 2022, Mr. Cumbas requested numerous records for numerous years from the Department. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Cumbas petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2886, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Cumbas with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Cumbas may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Rafael Cumbas 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