Laura H. Ortiz v. Department of State Police (SPR 20251877)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 1, 2025 SPR25/1877 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Massachusetts Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Laura Ortiz 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 June 6, 2025, Ms. Ortiz requested the following records between January, 1 2021 and June 6, 2025: [1] Any “Carney Letters” or whatever you refer to it as, issued by any of the Massachusetts District Attorneys and/or Attorney General, that waived immunity to any Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Officers, under Carney v. City of Springfield, 403 Mass 604, 609 (1988) and Baglioni v. Chief of Police of Salem, 421 Mass 229 (1993) as well as their notices to MSP[;] [2] [A]ny letters for grants of immunity or transactional immunity given to any Massachusetts State Police Trooper/Officer, regarding any investigation or administrative proceeding or criminal prosecution or other, issued by prior Governor Charles Baker or current Governor Maura Healey or prior Attorney General Maura Healey (or any Assistant Attorney General) or current Attorney General Andrea Campbell (or any Assistant Attorney General) or issued by any of the current or prior Massachusetts District Attorneys or their Assistant District Attorneys as well as any issued by any employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) or United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)[;] [3] Accompanying signed District Attorney or Attorney General Waivers issued (from the Massachusetts District Attorney Offices and Attorney General) related to Part 1, that waived immunity to any MSP Police Officers, under Carney v. City 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 SPR25/1877 Page 2 July 1, 2025 of Springfield, 403 Mass 604, 609 (1988) and Baglioni v. Chief of Police of Salem, 421 Mass 229 (1993)[;] [4] [A]ny accompanying signed letters for grants of immunity or transactional immunity regarding any investigation or administrative proceeding or criminal prosecution or other, given to any Massachusetts State Police Trooper/Officer issued and signed by prior Governor Charles Baker or current Governor Maura Healey or prior Attorney General Maura Healey (or any Assistant Attorney General) or current Attorney General Andrea Campbell (or any Assistant Attorney General) or issued by any of the current or prior Massachusetts District Attorneys or their Assistant District Attorneys as well as any issued by any employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) or United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)[;] [5] Accompanying “Further Disclosure” statements regarding any MSP police officer (even former) that MSP or other prosecutors may have filed with court/defense counsel related to Part 1 and 2 after those Police Officers were issued “Carney” letters by the District Attorneys and Attorney General[;] [6] [A]ny accompanying “further disclosure” statements or whatever you refer to them as, regarding the Part 1 and Part 2 letters for grants of immunity regarding any investigation or administrative proceeding or criminal prosecution or other, given or transactional immunity to any Massachusetts State Police Trooper/ Officer issued by prior Governor Charles Baker or current Governor Maura Healey or prior Attorney General Maura Healey (or any Assistant Attorney General) or current Attorney General Andrea Campbell (or any Assistant Attorney General) or issued by any of the current or prior Massachusetts District Attorneys or their Assistant District Attorneys as well as any issued by any employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) or United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ortiz petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1877, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Ms. Ortiz with a response on June 30, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ortiz may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Allison Mondello SPR25/1877 Page 3 July 1, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Allison Mondello