Walter Wuthmann v. Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General (SPR 20243133)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 27, 2024 SPR24/3133 Cassandra Mi Chung Records Clerk Legal Department Office of the State Treasurer One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Chung: I have received the petition of Walter Wuthmann, of WBUR, appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the State Treasurer (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, §10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 10, 2024, Mr. Wuthmann requested, “[c]opies of text messages between [an identified individual] and Cannabis Control Commission [an identified individual] going back six months (to June 1).” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wuthmann petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/3133, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Wuthmann 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. Wuthmann may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Walter Wuthmann 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