Maya Shaffer v. Hull, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20232037)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 11, 2023 SPR23/2037 Jean Marcinkewich Records Access Officer Hull Police Department 1 School Street Hull, MA 02045 Dear Ms. Marcinkewich, I have received the petition of Maya Shaffer appealing the nonresponse of the Hull Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 3, 2023, Ms. Shaffer requested a “[c]opy of all complaints IA files and related records for [a named individual].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Shaffer petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2037, 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 Ms. Shaffer 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Shaffer 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: Maya Shaffer 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