Jed Mahoney, Esq. v. Massachusetts Department of State Police (SPR 20232462)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 27, 2023 SPR23/2462 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Jed Mahoney, Esq., of J. Mahoney & Associates LLC, 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 25, 2023, Attorney Mahoney requested: 1. [T]he full incident report for [an identified Department employee], which was reported 1/17/1997[;] 2. The nature of any criminal charges against above-mentioned officer; 3. The nature of any charges against the aforementioned officer in any on-going Internal Affairs investigations[;] 4. Materials related to any completed or pending Internal Affairs investigation involving the aforementioned officer; 5. Any and all complaints filed or received by civilians, co-workers, and / or superiors against the aforementioned officer[;] 6. The result of any completed Internal Affairs investigation into such complaints[;] 7. Any and all sanctions imposed on the aforementioned officers by the Massachusetts State Police[;] 8. Copies of all audio and / or audio visually recorded interviews conducted by Internal Affairs interviews of complaints and interviews of percipient witnesses. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Mahoney petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2462, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the 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

Allison Mondello SPR23/2462 Page 2 October 27, 2023 Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Attorney Mahoney 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. Attorney Mahoney 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: Jed Mahoney, Esq.