Jennifer Cava-Foreman v. Springfield, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20230163)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 1, 2023 SPR23/0163 Stephen G. Roche, Esq. Second Associate City Solicitor City of Springfield 36 Court Street, Room 210 Springfield, MA 01103 Dear Attorney Roche: I have received the petition of Justin P. Morin on behalf of the City of Springfield (City) seeking permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records, and a waiver of statutory limits on fees that may be assessed in responding to the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(d)(iv). As required by law, the City furnished a copy of this petition to the requestor. G. L. c. 66, § 10(c). On January 12, 2023, Attorney Jennifer Cava-Foreman requested “any internal investigation reports related to” a specified incident. Subsequent to the opening of this petition, in an email to this office on January 26, 2023, the City asks that I “consider the City’s Fee Petition withdrawn as the Requester has delivered payment for the estimated cost to produce these records.” In light of the above, I find it is unnecessary to opine on the City’s petition for permission to charge for time spent segregating or redacting responsive records and for a waiver of statutory limits on fees. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jennifer Cava-Foreman, Esq. Justin P. Morin 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