Howard B. Brown v. Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General (SPR 20251164)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 7, 2025 SPR25/1164 Cassandra Chung Senior Paralegal/Records Access Officer Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Chung: I have received the petition of Howard Brown appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 30, 2025, Mr. Brown requested “…a copy of the rate of interest being calculated on a prisoner’s funds.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Brown petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1164, 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. Brown 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. Brown 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: Howard Brown 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