Colman Herman v. Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20222213)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 11, 2022 SPR22/2213 Jennifer Cipolletti, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office 155 Main Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Cipolletti: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Plymouth 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 September 12, 2022, Mr. Herman requested “… a copy of the police report for the automobile accident that occurred on May 16, 2022 in which [named individual] was killed.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2213, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, 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 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, 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