Transparency, Commonwealth v. Malden, City of (SPR 20260965)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 1, 2026 SPR26/0965 Joanne Perperian Records Access Officer City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Perperian: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (requestor) appealing the response of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 3, 2026, the requestor sought the following: [1] [A]ny documents/records in the possession or under the control of your town/city/municipality which contain the following data: - All dollars expended by the City of Malden on the following specific court cases: - § 2181CV01248 in the Middlesex Superior Court - § 22 MISC 0076 in the Massachusetts Land Court - § 24 MISC 0281 in the Massachusetts Land Court This request seeks any expenses incurred in the above listed specific court cases, any billing statements received from any lawyer and/or any law firm, and any payments made to lawyer and/or any law firm for the specific court cases listed above. [2] All hours expended by the City of Malden Solicitors office on the following specific court cases: - § 2181CV01248 in the Middlesex Superior Court - § 22 MISC 0076 in the Massachusetts Land Court - § 24 MISC 0281 in the Massachusetts Land Court This request seeks any time incurred in the above listed specific court cases, tracked by any member/employee of the City Solicitors Office, past or present. The City responded on March 17, 2026, and assigned reference number 2026-0101 to this 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

Joanne Perperian SPR26/0965 Page 2 April 1, 2026 request. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, the requestor petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR26/0965, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the City provided a further response to the requestor and this office on April 1, 2026. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s March 17th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. It is my understanding that the requestor has appealed the April 1st response, resulting in a new appeal which is currently being reviewed by this office. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency