David Webb v. Worcester, City of (SPR 20260005)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 13, 2026 SPR26/0005 Michael Manning Records Access Officer Law Department City of Worcester 455 Main Street, Room 301 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Mr. Manning: I have received the petition of David Webb appealing the nonresponse of the City of Worcester (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 3, 2025, Mr. Webb requested, “bwc from the officer who tased the man who had just been threatened with having a dog sicced on him 8-18-23 ap[p]roximately 5pm[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Webb petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0005, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Webb 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. Webb may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: David Webb 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