Colman Herman v. Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20230805)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 27, 2023 SPR23/0805 Karen Palumbo, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office 166 Main Street Brockton, MA 02301 Dear Attorney Palumbo: I have received the petition of Colman Herman 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 March 31, 2023, Mr. Herman requested “…a copy of the police report for the automobile accident that occurred on May 16, 2022 in which [a named individual] was killed. The accident occurred on the Hingham section of RT. 93.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0805, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Herman with a response dated April 27, 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. Mr. Herman has appealed the Office’s April 27th response which has been opened as an appeal. See SPR23/0828. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman 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