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Bharani Padmanabhan v. Essex County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20192221)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-31-2019

ClosedAppealDecision

SPR 20192221 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Bharani Padmanabhan concerning records held by Essex County District Attorney's Office, opened 10-31-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.

Case Details

Case Number
20192221
Case Type
Appeal
Case Subtype
Initial
Status
Closed
Requester
Bharani Padmanabhan
Custodian
Essex County District Attorney's Office
Date Opened
10-31-2019
Date Closed
11-06-2019
Date Request Submitted
10-17-2019

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division

Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records

November 6, 2019 SPR19/2221

David O’Sullivan, Esq.

Deputy Chief — Appeals Unit

Eastern District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s Office Ten Federal Street

Salem, MA 01970

Dear Attorney O’ Sullivan:

I have received the petition of Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan appealing the nonresponse of the Eastern District Attorney’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Dr. Padmanabhan requested all records in the Office’s possession that describe who with the Office agreed to the sealing of the entire docket pertaining to an identified prosecution. Having received no response, Dr. Padmanabhan petitioned this office.

Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division, this office _was notified that a response was provided, dated November 6, 2019. Whereas this matter was. opened based upon the Office’s failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Dr. Padmanabhan may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.MLR. 32.08(1).

Sincerely,

Rebecca S, Kelheeen Mumia

Supervisor of Records cc: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan

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