Sophia Brown v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20201248)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 7, 2020 SPR20/1248 Lorraine A. G. Tarrow, Esq. Attorney General's Office One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Sophia Brown appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the Attorney General (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Brown submitted a request for records within the possession of the Office. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Brown 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 Office intends on providing a written response to Ms. Brown’s amended request. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of each response to this to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Brown 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: Sophia Brown 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