Colman Herman v. Office of the Auditor of the Commonwealth (SPR 20160993)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records November 3, 2016 SPR16/993 Timothy V. Dooling, Esq. Deputy Auditor and General Counsel Office of the Auditor of the Commonwealth One Ashburton Place, Room 1819 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Deputy Auditor Dooling: I have received the petition of Coleman Herman appealing the response of the Office of the Auditor of the Commonwealth (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Coleman sought copies ofrecords associated with the Auditor. In a response dated October 24, 2016, the Office provided certain of the responsive records and withheld others in their entirety pursuant to a claim of attorney client privilege. Mr. Herman appealed. It is my understanding that on or about November 3, 2016 a member of my staff contacted you and provided you with a copy of the file related to this appeal and you confirmed that the Office would provide Mr. Herman with a revised response addressing his concerns. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Office's response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Office provides such a response. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's resp nse within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R 32.08(2). Supervisor of Records cc: Coleman Herman One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us