Altin Berxhiku v. Middlesex County District Attorney's Office (SPR 20241780)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 25, 2024 SPR24/1780 Daniel DeBlander, Esq. Assistant District Attorney Middlesex District Attorney’s Office 15 Commonwealth Avenue Woburn, MA 01801 Dear Attorney DeBlander: I have received the petition of Altin Berxhiku 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 May 20, 2024, Mr. Berxhiku requested “[specified] court discovery documents.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Berxhiku petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1780, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Office intends on providing a written response to Mr. Berxhiku. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Mr. Berxhiku with a 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. Berxhiku 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: Altin Berxhiku 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