Maya Shaffer v. Hull, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20240599)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 8, 2024 SPR24/0599 John Dunn Chief of Police Records Access Officer Hull Police Department 1 School Street Hull, MA 02045 Dear Chief Dunn: I have received the petition of Maya Shaffer, of Critical MA News, 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 January 16, 2024, Ms. Shaffer requested “… all IA files and complaints for every employee of the department and any related records including but not limited to any investigation into complaints.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Shaffer petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0599, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Shaffer with a response to her 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. 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