Jamie Folk v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20171109)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 31, 2017 SPR17/1109 Lorraine A. G. Tarrow, Esq. Assistant Attorney General, Records Access Officer Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Jamie Folk appealing the response of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Folk requested "[a]ny interview notes, emails, text messages or voicemail pertaining to the Attorney General's office investigation of the relationship" between two identified individuals. Previous appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR17/920 Determination ofthe Supervisor of Records (July 14, 2017); SPR17/1033 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 2, 2017). I closed SPR17/1033 with the proviso that the AGO provide Mr. Folk with a supplemental response to his request. The AGO responded with a letter dated August 16, 2017. Mr. Folk objects to this response and SPR17/1109 was opened as a result. Current appeal In its August 16th response the AGO indicates it has no records responsive to Mr. Folk's request. Mr. Folk disputes this claim in his appeal petition and refers to a newspaper article as well as a particular interview in support of his position. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff attorney of the Public Records Division, I learned the AGO intends to provide a supplemental response to address Mr. Folk's concerns. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the AGO provide Mr. Folk with a response within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Folk may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Lorraine A. G. Tarrow, Esq. SPR17/1109 Page2 August 31, 2017 Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Jamie Folk