Mikhael El-Bayeh v. Department of State Police (SPR 20250769)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 27, 2025 SPR25/0769 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Mikhael El-Bayeh 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 March 3, 2025, Mr. El-Bayeh requested: [1] Officer’s Copy of citation/warning for the citation numbers listed below [2] Officer Comments or any other narrative record documenting the circumstances and events related to the citation/warning for the citation numbers listed below:. . . Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. El-Bayeh petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0769, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. El- Bayeh 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. El-Bayeh may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’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

Allison Mondello SPR25/0769 Page 2 March 27, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Mikhael El-Bayeh