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John Hilliard v. Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office (SPR 20231735)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-28-2023
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20231735 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by John Hilliard concerning records held by Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office, opened 07-28-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20231735
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- John Hilliard
- Date Opened
- 07-28-2023
- Date Closed
- 08-10-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 10, 2023 SPR23/1735 Russ Eonas, Esq. Deputy First Assistant District Attorney Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office 3231 Main Street P. O. Box 455 Barnstable, MA 02630 Dear Attorney Eonas: I have received the petition of John Hilliard, of the Boston Globe, appealing the response of the Cape & Islands 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 July 26, 2023, Mr. Hilliard requested: [1] Any requests for service at Sesuit Harbor, Dennis, on Friday, July 21, 2023 from approximately 8 p.m. to midnight [2] Any reports, recordings of emergency calls or transmissions related to requests for service at Sesuit Harbor, Dennis, during that period. On July 28, 2023, the Office responded and stated it was withholding the requested records pursuant to Exemption (f) of the Public Records Law. G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(f). Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, Mr. Hilliard petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1735, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends to provide a further response to Mr. Hilliard. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Hilliard with said response, 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. Mr. Hilliard may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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 Russ Eonas, Esq. SPR23/1735 Page 2 August 10, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: John Hilliard