Mass Accountability Network v. Massachusetts Department of State Police (SPR 20232413)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 18, 2023 SPR23/2413 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Massachusetts Accountability Network 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 September 20, 2023, the requestor sought “... the BWC footage of [an identified] Trooper, from when he and a Sgt. approached me in the Salem District Courthouse outside of courtroom F and any supplemental reports of this interaction, along with the name and badge number of the Sgt.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2413, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided the requestor with a response dated October 11, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor 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: Massachusetts Accountability Network 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