Quan Doe v. Worcester County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20212393)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 30, 2021 SPR21/2393 Lindsay Corcoran, Esq. Director of Communications Records Access Officer Worcester County District Attorney’s Office 225 Main Street, G301 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Attorney Corcoran: I have received the petition of Quan Doe appealing the response of the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 22, 2021, Mr. Doe filed a public records request for, “Active District attorneys in Worcester Massachusetts including…names and titles, the personnel files, commissions, surety bonds/insurance, arrest records, FARA disclosures and any possible membership/corporate conflicting interests in organizations/businesses for the above described parties.” Claiming to not yet have received records relating to surety bonds and insurance records, Mr. Doe petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2393, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Doe. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Doe with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Doe 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: Quan Doe 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