Juan Carlos Antuna v. Springfield, City of - Police Department (SPR 20230437)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 20, 2023 SPR23/0437 Stephen G. Roche, Esq. 2nd Associate City Solicitor Law Department City of Springfield 130 Pearl Street Springfield, MA 01105 Dear Attorney Roche: I have received the petition of Juan Carlos Antuna appealing the nonresponse of the Springfield Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 2, 2023, Mr. Antuna requested records held by the Department that were created during an investigation resulting in the prosecution of a named individual. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Antuna petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0437, 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. Antuna with a response to his 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Antuna 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: Juan Carlos Antuna 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