- Any legal invoices from Morgan Brown & Joy related to the MWDN's July 13 records request and subsequent appeals
- Any invoices related to an investigation of Allison Benabdallah (If there's no responsive records, please provide any records sufficient to show the cost of the investigation)
- Any final settlement agreement regarding Allison Benabdallah
We have enclosed the requested invoices. Please note, these pages contain detailed descriptions not just of the time spent by attorney(s) working on the matter but of privileged attorney-client communications, including entries reflecting questions regarding legal advice from various School officials. The legal advice reflected in the entries was sought and given in confidence, and the privilege to such advice has not been waived. Such portions of the records are exempt from disclosure under the common law attorney-client privilege recognized in Suffolk Construction v. DCAM, 449 Mass. 444 (2007). Some of the invoices to the Framingham Public Schools also include information that is withheld as a personnel record under exemption (c) of G.L. c. 4, s. 7.
Attached please also find the settlement agreement responsive to your request. Redactions have been made consistent with exemption (c) of G.L. c. 4, § 7(26); see also Globe Newspaper Co. v. Exec. Office of Admin. and Finance, Suffolk Sup. No. 11-01184-A (June 14, 2013).
Request Date
2021-12-10
Agency Tracking
2021-2237
Acquisition Notes
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- Any legal invoices from Morgan Brown & Joy related to the MWDN's July 13 records request and subsequent appeals
- Any invoices related to an investigation of Allison Benabdallah (If there's no responsive records, please provide any records sufficient to show the cost of the investigation)
- Any final settlement agreement regarding Allison Benabdallah
We have enclosed the requested invoices. Please note, these pages contain detailed descriptions not just of the time spent by attorney(s) working on the matter but of privileged attorney-client communications, including entries reflecting questions regarding legal advice from various School officials. The legal advice reflected in the entries was sought and given in confidence, and the privilege to such advice has not been waived. Such portions of the records are exempt from disclosure under the common law attorney-client privilege recognized in Suffolk Construction v. DCAM, 449 Mass. 444 (2007). Some of the invoices to the Framingham Public Schools also include information that is withheld as a personnel record under exemption (c) of G.L. c. 4, s. 7.
Attached please also find the settlement agreement responsive to your request. Redactions have been made consistent with exemption (c) of G.L. c. 4, § 7(26); see also Globe Newspaper Co. v. Exec. Office of Admin. and Finance, Suffolk Sup. No. 11-01184-A (June 14, 2013).
Request Date
2021-12-10
Agency Tracking
2021-2237
Acquisition Notes
This record was automatically imported from https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/