Colman Herman v. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (SPR 20212001)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records August 20, 2021 SPR21/2001 Eric B. Hogberg, Esq. General Counsel Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Commonwealth of Massachusetts 720 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Hogberg: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 19, 2021, Mr. Herman requested “copies of all communications related to the public records request that [an identified individual] made on March 26, 2021.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2001, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. As such, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Colman Herman 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