Jenn Bussell v. Middlesex District Attorney's Office (SPR 20200850)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 9, 2020 SPR20/0850 Daniel DeBlander, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Middlesex District Attorney’s Office 15 Commonwealth Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 Dear Attorney DeBlander: I have received the petition of Jenn Bussell appealing the response of the Middlesex 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, on May 11, 2020, Ms. Bussell requested the following records: “[1] Retraining orders filed by both [named individuals] between 2000-2002 [2] Transcript of August 1989 911 call and the subsequent report filed by Winchester Police who were dispatched to a [specific address] for a ‘dispute’ [[3] Police and EMS report for the September 23, 2000 hit & run of [a named individual] in Winchester Center [4] Transcript of 911 call on October 2, 2002 to which Winchester Police were dispatched to a [specific address] and the subsequent report that was filed outlined the details of the murder scene [5] Copy [of] a letter sent by the Winchester Police Department to a [named individual] requesting that he turn in his cache of guns … kept at [a specific address] residence [6] Copy of [named individual] MA gun license and registration with WPD [7] List of cleared suspects [8] Witness interviews [9] Crime scene photos [10] Court paper detailed the 2001-2002 divorce of [named individuals] released by the MA State Appeals Court by a [named] Judge [11] 2002 deposition of [named individual] [12] Affidavits provided by a [named detective] (retired from the Winchester Police Department) [13] A court petition filed on or around 01 October 2002 by a [named individual’s] divorce attorney seeking a $200K payment of her legal fees by [a named individual] 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

Daniel DeBlander, Esq SPR20/0850 Page 2 June 9, 2020 [14] Copy of a letter faxed to the Winchester Police Department from [a named individual] on 03 October 2002 [15] a petition sent to former Middlesex DA Martha Coakley requesting the [named individual] case be more highly prioritized.” Unsatisfied with the response Ms. Bussell appealed and SPR20/0850 was opened as a result. Based upon a communication between a Public Records Division staff attorney and the Office, it is my understanding that the Office intends on providing a subsequent response to Ms. Bussell to address her concerns raised in the appeal. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Bussell with a response to her request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations as soon as is practicable. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Bussell may appeal the substantive nature of the Office's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Jenn Bussell