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Jennifer Gangadharan v. Brookline Police Department (SPR 20230099)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to comply within 10 days · Filed 01-18-2023
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20230099 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Jennifer Gangadharan concerning records held by Brookline Police Department, opened 01-18-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to comply within 10 days.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20230099
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Jennifer Gangadharan
- Custodian
- Brookline Police Department
- Date Opened
- 01-18-2023
- Date Closed
- 01-27-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 27, 2023 SPR23/0099 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Williams: I have received the petition of Jennifer Gangadharan appealing the response of the Brookline Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 21, 2022, Ms Gangadharan requested a copy of a specified police report. The Department provided a response on January 28, 2022. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Ms. Gangadharan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0099, was opened as a result. Current Petition In her petition dated January 18, 2023, Ms. Gangadharan petitioned this office to appeal the Department’s January 28, 2022 response. The Public Records Access Regulations, which govern the procedural aspects of all appeals, require that an appeal to this office be filed within ninety calendar days of the date of the request letter, or within ninety calendar days of the date of a written response from the record custodian. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(d); 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(e). The petition is requesting the appeal of the Department’s January 28, 2022 response, which exceeds the ninety day limit. Ms. Gangadharan may make a new request to the Department for the same information. The Department would then have ten business days in which to respond to her new request. G. L. c. 66, § l0(a)-(b). If the Department denies her request or fails to respond within ten business days, she may appeal to this office within the above timeframe. At that time this office will review the matter. Amanda Williams SPR23/0099 Page 2 January 27, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jennifer Gangadharan 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