Joseph F. Hennessey v. Department of State Police (SPR 20250144)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 28, 2025 SPR25/0144 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Massachusetts Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Attorney Joseph F. Hennessey appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 13, 2024, Attorney Hennessey requested the following records: [1] Internal affairs reports, investigations, complaints and findings of [an identified] Trooper … [2] Internal affairs reports, investigations, complaints and findings of [an identified individual] [3] Statistics of immediate threat letters filed by [two identified] Trooper[s] [4] Copy of the immediate threat letters filed by [an identified] Trooper … against [an identified individual] [5] Statistics of immediate threat letters filed by the Massachusetts State Police to the Registry of Motor Vehicles from January 1, 2023 to present[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Hennessey petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0144, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned the Department intends on providing a written response to Attorney Hennessey. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Attorney Hennessey with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is 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

Allison Mondello SPR25/0144 Page 2 January 28, 2025 preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Attorney Hennessey 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: Joseph F. Hennessey