Colman Herman v. Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth - Administrative Services Division (SPR 20221972)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 12, 2022 SPR22/1972 Valerie Connolly Records Access Officer Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth One Ashburton Place, Room 1710 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms. Connolly: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the response of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 23, 2022, Mr. Herman requested “the complete file for SPR22/1647, which involves the office of Plymouth County District Attorney.” The Office responded on August 24, 2022, providing responsive records. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, and seeking additional records, Mr. Herman appealed, and this case was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned that the Office provided a supplemental response by email to Mr. Herman on August 29, 2022, including additional responsive records. As this appeal was opened based on the Office’s August 24th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Herman may further appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s August 29th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: 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