Herbert Andrews v. Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20222866)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 27, 2022 SPR22/2866 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 Herbert Andrews 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 November 18, 2022, Mr. Andrews requested “… all public records in their possession concerning the murder investigation of [two identified individuals] in Manomet, Massachusetts on October 8, 1984 and the subsequent arrest and prosecution of [named individuals] ...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Andrews petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2866, 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. Andrews 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. Andrews 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: Herbert Andrews 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