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Andrew Quemere v. Bristol County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20221746)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-29-2022
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20221746 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Andrew Quemere concerning records held by Bristol County District Attorney's Office, opened 07-29-2022. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20221746
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Andrew Quemere
- Date Opened
- 07-29-2022
- Date Closed
- 08-10-2022
- Date Request Submitted
- 04-20-2022
- Response Provided Date
- 05-05-2022
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- N/A
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 10, 2022 SPR22/1746 Mary Lee, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Bristol County District Attorney’s Office 888 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Attorney Lee: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the response of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 20, 2022, Mr. Quemere requested: [1] All video and audio recordings of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from January 1, 2012 to the present[;] [2] All final reports on fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present[;] [3] All video and audio recordings of witness interviews related to investigations of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present [4] All transcripts of witness interviews related to investigations of fatal shootings by police officers that occurred from 2012 to the present[;] [5] All electronic data that track information related to shootings by police (both fatal and nonfatal)… [6] All reports that track statistical information about shootings by police (both fatal and nonfatal). On May 5, 2022, the Office responded. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1746, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office responded to Mr. Quemere’s request with a further response sent on August 9, 2022. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s May 5, 2022 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Quemere 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 Mary Lee, Esq. SPR22/1746 Page 2 August 10, 2022 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere