James Chester v. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20240904)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 8, 2024 SPR24/0904 Andrew Doherty, Esq. Records Access Officer Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office One Bulfinch Place Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Doherty: I have received the petition of James Chester 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 March 8, 2024, Mr. Chester requested “the original, unmodified [specified] PDF of the same title created on the same date and time of 12/7/23 at 12:09:47 PM but without a subsequent modification on 1/12/24” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Chester petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0904, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Chester with a response on April 5, 2024. 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. Chester may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: James Chester 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