Doc Jones v. Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (SPR 20242828)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 25, 2024 SPR24/2828 Agapi Koulouris, Esq. General Counsel Department of Criminal Justice Services 200 Arlington Street, Suite 2200 Chelsea, MA 02150 Dear Attorney Koulouris: I have received the petition of Doc Jones appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJIS) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 26, 2024, Mr. Jones requested DCJIS confirm that their “records align with the provided dates (or lack thereof) of the [25 identified individuals] that the Town of Leicester claims that it had run CORI checks on.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Jones petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2828, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether DCJIS has provided a response. Accordingly, DCJIS is ordered to provide Mr. Jones 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. Mr. Jones may appeal the substantive nature of DCJIS’ response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Doc Jones 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