William E. Johnson v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20253256)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 17, 2025 SPR25/3256 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Massachusetts Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of William E. Johnson 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 October 10, 2025, Mr. Johnson requested the following records related to a referenced Request for Information (RFI): 1. A list of individuals including state employees, consultants, guests, general public and privately held, non-profit, not for profit and/or publicly traded business entity representatives who gave input and/or worked on the conceptualizing, researching, developing and/or creating of the above referenced RFI[;] 2. A list of all respondents to the above referenced RFI[;] 3. All documents submitted by respondents to the above referenced RFI. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Johnson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3256, 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. Johnson 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. Johnson 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 SPR25/3256 Page 2 November 17, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: William E. Johnson