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Colman Herman v. Everett, City of - Police Department (SPR 20240225)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 01-25-2024
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20240225 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Colman Herman concerning records held by Everett, City of - Police Department, opened 01-25-2024. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20240225
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Colman Herman
- Custodian
- Everett, City of - Police Department
- Date Opened
- 01-25-2024
- Date Closed
- 02-06-2024
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 6, 2024 SPR24/0225 Captain Scott Stallbaum Everett Police Department 45 Elm Street Everett, MA 02149 Dear Captain Stallbaum: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Everett 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 December 26, 2023, Mr. Herman requested the following records: Any and all documents related to the physical and mental requirements for the following. 1) Becoming a Everett police officer 2) Everett police officers on the job Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0225, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Herman with a response dated January 30, 2024. 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. Mr. Herman 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: Colman Herman 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