Yisbert Lara v. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230327)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 3, 2023 SPR23/0327 Andrew Doherty, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office One Bullfinch Place, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Doherty: I have received the petition of Yisbert Lara appealing the nonresponse of the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 7, 2023, Mr. Lara requested an “unredacted copy of any Brady list that your office ha[s].” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Lara petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0327, 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 Ms. Lara 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Lara may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.09(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Yisbert Lara 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