William Fernandes v. Department of State Police (SPR 20230599)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 13, 2023 SPR23/0599 Allison Mondello Primary Records Access Officer Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello, I have received the petition of William Fernandes appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 30, 2023, Mr. Fernandes requested, “...any and all records in your ‘Office of Professional Responsibility’ or ‘Division of Standards and Training’ or ‘Internal Affairs’ or ‘Public Response Reports’ related to employee misconduct that reference anything to do with Encore Casino Boston Harbor located in Everett, MA.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Fernandes petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0599, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Fernandes with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 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. Fernandes may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: William Fernandes 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