John McCown v. Attorney General's Office (SPR 20232835)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 6, 2023 SPR23/2835 Lorraine A. G. Tarrow, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Records Access Officer Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of John McCown appealing the nonresponse of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 27, 2023, Mr. McCown requested “[a]ll records in your possession in the matter of [two identified court cases] to include but not limited to briefs, transcripts, and other publicly available files.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. McCown petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2835, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the AGO intends on providing a written response to Mr. McCown. Accordingly, the AGO is to provide Mr. McCown with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten 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. McCown may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: John McCown 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