Colman Herman v. Plymouth District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230139)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 3, 2023 SPR23/0139 Karen Palumbo, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Records Access Officer Plymouth District Attorney’s Office 166 Main Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Palumbo: I have received the petition of Colman M. Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Plymouth 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 December 16, 2022, Mr. Herman requested a copy of a specific police report that he had previously inquired about. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0139, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Herman. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with a response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman M. 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