The Department stated, [a]lthough the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
Chartrand Page 3 May 25, 2023 SPR23/1024 records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation. Active Litigation 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2)(b) provides in pertinent part: the Supervisor may deny an appeal for, among other reasons if, in the opinion of the Supervisor: 1. the public records in question are the subjects of disputes inactivelitigation, administrative hearings or mediation.
The Department stated the following: Although the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated, Lori Hall Page 3 June 14, 2023 SPR23/1149 [a]lthough the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated, [a]lthough the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department Chief Scott Trombly Page 3 June 15, 2023 SPR23/1173 intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated, [a]lthough the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department Captain Scott Janes Page 3 June 15, 2023 SPR23/1176 intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated, [w]hile the Department does have records which are responsive to some of your requests, the Department intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive record in question is the subject of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated that it intends to withhold the remaining record in its entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive record in question is the subject of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Department stated, Captain Richard Russo Page 3 June 16, 2023 SPR23/1210 [a]lthough the Department is presently in possession of the requested records, the Department intends to withhold the records in their entirety pursuant to 950 CMR 32.08(2) as the responsive records in question are the subjects of disputeinactivelitigation, administrative hearings, or mediation.
The Departments May 29th Response In its May 29, 2025 response, the Department states, your request is denied under 950 CMR 32.08, as the records you seek are the subject matter of a disputeinactivelitigation. These records pertain to an active criminal case in the Worcester Superior Court. As of the date of this response, the case has not been adjudicated and is actively being prosecuted by the District Attorneys Office.