Dexter Van Zile v. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20241546)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 5, 2024 SPR24/1546 Andrew Doherty, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office One Bulfinch Place Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Doherty: I have received the petition of Dexter Van Zile 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 May 1, 2024, Mr. Van Zile requested, “any information you can legally provide as to why the following cases against [an identified individual] were dropped by the DA’s Office.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Van Zile petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1546, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a response to Mr. Van Zile. Accordingly, The Office is ordered to provide Mr. Van Zile with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order 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. Van Zile 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: Dexter Van Zile 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