Andrew Gottlieb v. Massachusetts National Guard (SPR 20241561)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 30, 2024 SPR24/1561 Jamie J. Gaitan Records Access Officer Massachusetts National Guard Office of the Staff Judge Advocate 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757-3604 Dear Mr. Gaitan: I have received the petition of Andrew Gottlieb appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts National Guard (Guard) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 7, 2024, Mr. Gottlieb requested “[a]ny and all documents, including, but not limited to, e-mails and letters from March 20, 2024 to the present day relating in any manner to funding, or the pursuit of additional funding, to or from Congress or within the Department of Defense for the proposed Joint Base Cape Cod Multipurpose Machine Gun Range project.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gottlieb petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1561, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Guard has provided a response. Accordingly, the Guard is ordered to provide Mr. Gottlieb 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 this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Gottlieb may appeal the substantive nature of the Guard’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Jamie J. Gaitan SPR24/1560 Page 2 May 30, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Gottlieb