Counsel Massachusetts Parole Board 12 Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Dear Attorney Benedetti: I have received your petition on behalf of Massachusetts Parole Board (Board) seeking an extension of time to furnish copies of a requested record, or any portion thereof. G. L. c. 66, IO(c). As required by law, the Board furnished a copy of this petition to the requestor. Id.

Acting Counsel Massachusetts Parole Board 12 Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Dear Attorney Benedetti: I have received your petition on behalf of Massachusetts Parole Board (Board) seeking an extension of time to furnish copies of a requested record, or any portion thereof. G. L. c. 66, 10(c). The Board also included a fee estimate with its petition. As required by law, the Board furnished a copy of this petition to the requestor. Id.

Murray Supervisor of Records December 16, 2019 SPR19/2396 Stacy Book Massachusetts Parole Board 12 Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Dear Ms. Boole I have received the petition of William Nadworny appealing the response of the Massachusetts Parole Board (Board) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 1OA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on October 9, 2019, Mr.

Norris: I have received your petition appealing the response of the Massachusetts Parole Board (Board) to your request for public records. The requirements for an appeal are as follows: Such appeal shall be in writing, shall include a copy of the letter by which the request was made, and a copy of the letter by which the custodian responded.

Nadworny: This office has received your email appealing the response of the Massachusetts Parole Board (Board). Specifically, you requested a copy of a testimony concerning an identified individual. After reviewing this information, I find that I am unable to accept your appeal.

On October 16, 2020, Appellant Benjamin Mahan (Mahan), a Field Parole Officer A/B (FPO A/B) at the Massachusetts Parole Board (MPB), filed an examination appeal with the Civil Service Commission (Commission).1 2. On November 17, 2020, I held a remote pre-hearing conference via Webex videoconference which was attended by Mahan and counsel for the states Human Resources Division (HRD). 3.

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In its response, the Division asserted, [i]n this case, MGL Chapter 127 154 specifically notes that the records created by the Parole Board acting as the Advisory Board of Pardons are considered permanent records open to public inspection at any reasonable time for a period of ten years from the date the original petition was filed with the board (See also the Petition for Pardon form available online through the Massachusetts Parole Board which specifically

Pugatch states in his February 16 letter to this office that the video of the incident was most recently used by the Parole Board in 2014, and that he was informed by the Parole Board that the video had been returned to the Department. Therefore, I find that the Department must conduct a diligent search for the video recording, or produce an approved destruction permission form for the period associated with the responsive record.

In February, 2012, Parole Board Chairman Wall unilaterally issued a document entitled Standardization of Case Audits (copy enclosed). This document unilaterally implemented additional changes to parole officer case standards beyond those already the subject of the Unions pending charge in SUP-12-1658. These additional changes affect mandatory subjects including workload, standards of productivity and performance, and standards of discipline.

Heffernan Deputy General Counsel Hluman Resources Division 1 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 617-878-9779 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that the attorney of record, Alan-Shapire,.was mailed, postage EXHIBIT "A" POLICY CHAPTER Section: 601 Sub Section 601.07 Case Management and Supervision Field Services Running Record Case Management Review -The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Effective Date Pages Parole Board 12-198 5 | MANUALOF POLICIES