David Maron v. Milford, Town of - Town Administrator (SPR 20250625)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 14, 2025 SPR25/0625 Richard A. Villani, Esq. Town Administrator Town of Milford 52 Main Street, Milford, MA 01757 Dear Attorney Villani: I have received the petition of David Maron, of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Milford (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 31, 2025, Mr. Maron requested the following records: [1] A list of all civil suits filed since January 1, 2015 against Milford Police Department or an employee thereof, for actions or omissions committed in the course of employment, containing the following information: 1) Case caption, 2) Docket number, 3) Final disposition (settled, dismissed, verdict, guilty, etc.), and 4) Amount of money, if any, paid by the city or involved officer pursuant to a verdict or settlement[;] [2] A list of officers who have been criminally prosecuted since January 1, 2015, containing the officer’s full name and case docket number[;] [3] Any settlement agreements since January 1, 2015[;] [4] Any document, ledger, report, list, or dockets, which summarizes civil lawsuits for actions or omissions committed in the course of employment and/or criminal prosecutions against the Milford Police Department or an employee thereof. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Maron petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0625, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town intends on providing a written response to Mr. Maron. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Maron 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 preferable to send an electronic 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

Richard A. Villani, Esq. SPR25/0625 Page 2 March 14, 2025 copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Maron may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Richard A. Villani, Esq.