Dwight A. Williams, Sr. v. Committee for Public Counsel Services (SPR 20210368)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 19, 2021 SPR21/0368 Lisa M. Hewitt, Esq. Committee for Public Counsel Services – Audit and Oversight One Congress Street, Suite 102 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Hewitt: I have received the petition of Dwight Williams appealing the nonresponse of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Mr. Williams requested billing information for a private investigator who worked with a CPCS attorney, the number of specific cases worked on by said attorney, and the number of cases worked on by said private investigator and attorney together. Having received no response, Mr. Williams petitioned our office. Please be advised that CPCS falls within the administrative auspices of the Supreme Judicial Court (Court). See G. L. c. 211D, § 1. Accordingly, the records you seek are considered judicial records and as such are not subject to the requirements of the Public Records Law. This office does not have jurisdiction over records maintained by the judicial branch of government. See G. L. c. 66, § 1. Accordingly, this administrative appeal is closed. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Dwight A. Williams 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