Eleanor Umphres v. Norfolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20200967)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 2, 2020 SPR20/0967 Laura A. McLaughlin, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office 45 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021 Dear Attorney McLaughlin: I have received the petition of Attorney Eleanor Umphres appealing the response of the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on June 12, 2020, Attorney Umphres requested four categories of records, including communications between named individuals, as well as “incident reports, arrest records, investigation files, police reports, papers, photographs, and recorded tapes.” Attorney Umphres also requested “to view Exhibit No. 62 from Commonwealth v. Labriola (1973): phone records.” The DAO provided a response on June 15, 2020. Unsatisfied with the DAO’s response, Attorney Umphres petitioned this office and SPR20/0967 was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of the appeal, the DAO provided a supplemental response on June 30, 2020. Whereas the DAO has sent Attorney Umphres a supplemental response addressing her appeal, I will consider this appeal closed. Attorney Umphres may appeal the substantive nature of the DAO’s June 30th response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Eleanor Umphres, Esq. 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