Donna Christy v. Essex District Attorney's Office (SPR 20231752)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 11, 2023 SPR23/1752 Renee Rodrigues Records Custodian Essex District Attorney’s Office Ten Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 Dear Ms. Rodrigues: I have received the petition of Donna Christy appealing the nonresponse of the Essex 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 7, 2023, Ms. Christy requested, “[a]ll fingerprint reports comparing [a named individual] in the . . . case in November 1982 as well as any other fingerprint reports in the . . . case.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Christy petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1752, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Christy with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law, and its Regulations within 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. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Donna Christy 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