Wilbert Charles v. Middlesex County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20232186)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 22, 2023 SPR23/2186 Daniel M. DeBlander, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Appeals and Training Bureau Middlesex District Attorney’s Office 15 Commonwealth Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 Dear Attorney DeBlander: I have received the petition of Wilbert Charles appealing the nonresponse of the Middlesex 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 12, 2023, Mr. Charles requested “…a complete copy of case file number…for an incident that happened in the City of Everett, MA on the following date, October 2, 2019.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Charles petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2186, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a response to Mr. Charles. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Charles with said response 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Charles may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Wilbert Charles 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