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Mary Jirmanus Saba v. Department of Public Health (SPR 20231950)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 08-22-2023
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20231950 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Mary Jirmanus Saba concerning records held by Department of Public Health, opened 08-22-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20231950
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Mary Jirmanus Saba
- Custodian
- Department of Public Health
- Date Opened
- 08-22-2023
- Date Closed
- 08-30-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William FrancisGalvin,Secretary oftheCommonwealth PublicRecords Division ManzaArthur SupervisorofRecords August 30,2023 SPR23/1950 Helen Lloyd-Rush RecordsAccess Officer Department ofPublic Health 250WashingtonStreet Boston,MA02108-4619 DearMs. Lloyd-Rush: Ihave receivedthepetition of MaryJirmanusSaba appealingthe nonresponseofthe Department of Public Health(Department) to a request for public records. See G.L. c. 66, §10A; seealso 950C.M.R.32.08(1).On August 4,2023,Ms.Saba requestedthefollowing record pertainingto theHealthcare AcquiredInfections (HAI) TechnicalAdvisoryBoard: [1.]…the namesofall the peoplewhoattendthe HAITechnical Advisory Board,and specifically everyonewhowas inattendance in theMarch 28,2023 meeting. Claimingto notyet havereceived a response,Ms. Saba petitioned thisofficeandthis appeal, SPR23/1950,was opened asaresult. Subsequently, Ilearnedthat theDepartment provided aresponse to Ms. SabaonAugust 25,2023.Wherethis appeal wasopened asa resultoftheDepartment’slack ofa written response, Iwill nowconsider thisadministrative appeal closed.Ms. Saba mayappeal the substantive nature oftheDepartment’s response within 90days.See950C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur SupervisorofRecords cc:Mary JirmanusSaba One AshburtonPlace,Room 1719,Boston,Massachusetts 02108•(617) 727-2832• Fax: (617)727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre•pre@sec.state.ma.us