Darius Gibson v. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20231852)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 24, 2023 SPR23/1852 Andrew Doherty, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office One Bullfinch Place, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Doherty: I have received the petition of Darius Gibson appealing the nonresponse of the Suffolk 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 July 11, 2023, Mr. Gibson requested “color crime scene photos for [a specifically identified] case.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gibson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1852, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Office has provided a response. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Gibson with a response to his request, 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Gibson 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: Darius Gibson 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