Taylor Dolven v. Bristol County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230538)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 27, 2023 SPR23/0538 Courtney Almeida, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Bristol County District Attorney’s Office 218 South Main Street Fall River, MA 02721 Dear Attorney Almeida: I have received the petition of Taylor Dolven, of the Boston Globe, appealing the nonresponse of the Bristol 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 March 6, 2023, Ms. Dolven requested “... correspondence received by [the Office] between January 1, 2018 and May 10, 2019 referencing one or more Massachusetts residents who formerly worked for [a named organization] or its affiliates.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Dolven petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0538, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Ms. Dolven with a response dated March 23, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Dolven 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: Taylor Dolven 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