Dembitzer, Esq., Elizabeth v. Office of the Attorney General - Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division (SPR 20140662)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords January 20, 2015 SPR14/662 Mr. Patrick Devlin, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Criminal Bureau Enterprise and Major Crimes Division Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Devlin: lhave received the petition of Elizabeth Dembitzer appealing the nomesponse of the Office of Attorney General (AGO) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1 O(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Dembitzer requested records pertaining to a specific search warrant docket number. Having received no response, Ms. Dembitzer petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Office is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated December 5, 2014. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the AGO's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Dembitzer may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Elizabeth Dembitzer OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre