Walter Wuthmann v. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20201168)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 21, 2020 SPR20/1168 Claudia Buruca Records Access Officer Appeals Unit/ Public Records Unit Office of Suffolk County District Attorney One Bulfinch Place Boston, MA 02114 Dear Ms. Buruca: I have received the petition of Walter Wuthmann appealing the nonresponse of the Office of Suffolk County District Attorney (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on June 19, 2020, Mr. Wuthmann requested the following information in regards to the “Brady” or “Giglio” lists, “any documentation, databases, lists or other records identifying the current number of officers in that list, the departments the officers work for, whether the officer is active or not, when the officer was placed on the list, and why the officer was placed on the list (criminal charges, internal disciplinary records, etc),…any documentation, databases, lists or other records identifying the number of cases dropped by line prosecutors because a law enforcement witness was named on the law enforcement exclusion list,… [and] any documentation, databases, lists, emails or other records identifying the criteria for placing a law enforcement officer on the law enforcement exclusion list.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Wuthmann 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 the Office provided Mr. Wuthmann a response to his request on July 20, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of response to Mr. Wuthmann’s request, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Wuthmann may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) 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

Claudia Buruca SPR20/1168 Page 2 July 21, 2020 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Walter Wuthmann