Maggie Mulvihill v. Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230232)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 17, 2023 SPR23/0232 Attorney Karen Palumbo Records Access Officer Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office 166 Main Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Palumbo: I have received the petition of Professor Maggie Mulvihill 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 January 11, 2023, Professor Mulvihill requested “…all records related to law enforcement officers or personnel in which issues with their credibility has been raised, including but not limited to so-called ‘Brady lists,’ also known as ‘LEAD (Law Enforcement Automatic Discovery) lists’ or ‘Do Not Call’ lists… from Jan. 1, 2017, to present.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Professor Mulvihill petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0232, 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 Professor Mulvihill with a response to her 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. Professor Mulvihill 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: Professor Maggie Mulvihill 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