Timothy Duguay v. Plymouth County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20231956)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 6, 2023 SPR23/1956 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 Timothy Duguay, 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 July 28, 2023, Mr. Duguay requested the following records: [1] Number of Application For Review Of A Criminal Conviction received by the Office, Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) since its inception; [2] Number of Application For Review Of A Criminal Conviction accepted for further investigation by the CIU since its inception; [3] Number of Application For Review Of A Criminal Conviction accepted and approved for post-conviction relief recommendation by the CIU since its inception. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Duguay petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1956, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided a response to Mr. Duguay on August 15, 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. Duguay may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s August 15th response within 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

Karen Palumbo, Esq. SPR23/1956 Page 2 September 6, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Timothy Duguay