Mary Dormer v. Carver, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20231360)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 29, 2023 SPR23/1360 Michelle Sheehan, Town Clerk Town of Carver Carver Town Hall 3 Center Street Carver, MA 02330 Dear Ms. Sheehan: I have received the petition of Mary Dormer appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Carver (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 4, 2023, Ms. Dormer requested, “...copy of the video that was sent to ... the third-party investigator that is currently investigating [named person].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Dormer petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1360, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. Dormer with a response to her 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 this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Dormer may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Mary Dormer 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