Najjar, William v. Office of the District Attorney - Middlesex District (SPR 20150663)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 15, 2015 SPRlS/663 Ms. KerryAnne Kilcoyne, Esq. Middlesex District Attorney's Office 15 Commonwealth A venue Woburn, MA 01801 Dear Attorney Kilcoyne: I have received the petition of William Najjar appealing the nomesponse of the Middlesex District Attorney's Office (Office) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Najjar requested records regarding a specifically identified Office employee. Having received no response, Mr. Najjar 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 October 7, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Office's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Najjar may appeal the substantive nature of the Offi y~'s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). / t* ,, e Supervisor ofRecords cc: Mr. William Najjar OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre