Andrew Quemere v. Northwestern District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230446)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 20, 2023 SPR23/0446 Cynthia Von Flatern, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Records Access Officer Northwestern District Attorney’s Office One Gleason Plaza Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Attorney Von Flatern: I have received the petition of Andrew Quemere appealing the response of the Northwestern 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 March 3, 2023, Mr. Quemere requested all videos and reports related to the arrest of an identified individual. The Office provided a response on March 6, 2023. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, Mr. Quemere petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0446, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Quemere with a further response dated March 17, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s March 6, 2023 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Quemere may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s March 17th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Andrew Quemere 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