Christian A. Williams v. Department of State Police (SPR 20232188)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 27, 2023 SPR23/2188 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Christian Williams 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 August 25, 2023, Mr. Williams requested “…public portions of the internal affairs complaints/investigations, and related correspondence filed against [five identified Department employees].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Williams petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2188, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Williams with a response to his 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Williams 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: Christian Williams 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