James M. Crowley v. Cambridge, City of - Office of the City Clerk (SPR 20251915)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 15, 2025 SPR25/1915 Seah Levy Public Records Access Officer City of Cambridge 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear Ms. Levy: I have received the petition of James Crowley appealing the response of the City of Cambridge (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 17, 2025, Mr. Crowley requested, “copies of all emails, correspondence, reports, notes, photographs, recording, and any other item related to, created as a result of, or provided in connection with Cambridge Police Department Professional Standards Unit, Staff Investigation SI-2018-004.” The City provided a response on July 1, 2025, citing Chawla and seeking clarification on the request due to its lack of particularity. On July 1, 2025, Mr. Crowley responded and provided a specific search term as clarification. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Mr. Crowley petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1915, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the City provided a supplemental response on July 14, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s July 1st response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Crowley may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s July 14th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: James Crowley 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