Hans Hysenaj v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20230722)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 25, 2023 SPR23/0722 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston Public Records One City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Hans Hysenaj, Esq. of Brand & Tapply, LLC, appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 15, 2023, Mr. Hysenaj requested “... documentation regarding any reported incident occurring at Belgrade Avenue and Robert Street in Roslindale ... on October 15, 2022 [including] ... all written, taped, electronic, or otherwise captured police reports, 911 calls, dispatch reports, dispatch logs, photographs, audio recordings, video recording, and body camera footage.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Hysenaj petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0722, 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 City is ordered to provide Attorney Hysenaj 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. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Hans Hysenaj, Esq. 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