Susan L. Bach v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20170859)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 11, 2017 SPR17/859 Lorraine A.G. Tarrow, Esq. General Counsel's Office Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 021 08 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Susan Bach appealing the response of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on May 30, 2017 Ms. Bach requested to be provided with "an evolving privilege log of the documents you are withholding," referring to a February 26, 2016 AGO response to a previous records request. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the AGO provided this office with a response to Ms. Bach's request and appeal. This response is dated June 30, 2017. A member ofthe Public Records Division will provide Ms. Bach a copy of the AGO's June 30th response. In Ms. Bach's appeal she indicates "I have received no response from the AGO to a recent follow-up email or my May correspondence." In light of the AGO's June 30th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Bach may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO's June 30th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Susan Bach One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-2832o Fax: (617) 727-5914 o sec.state.ma.us/pre pre@sec.state.ma.us o