Brian Sweet v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20171121)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords August 18,2017 SPR17/1121 Lorraine A.G. Tarrow, Esq. Attorney General's Office One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Brian Sweet appealing the nonresponse ofthe 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. Sweet requested all emails between two specifically identified individuals from May 16, 2013 to the present. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Sweet petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that a representative from the AGO intends on providing Mr. Sweet with a response to his appeal. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the AGO provide Mr. Sweet 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. Sweet may appeal the substantive nature ofthe AGO's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Brian Sweet 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