Erik Bennett v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20250685)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 26, 2025 SPR25/0685 Hanne Rush, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Records Access Officer Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Rush: I have received the petition of Erik R. Bennett, Esq., of the Board of Registration in Medicine, appealing the response 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 December 9, 2024, Attorney Bennett requested, “[a]ny and all transcripts of the testimony of any witness presented to the Statewide Grand Jury that resulted in Indictment Nos. 20 0177-1 through 20 0177-10 (Commonwealth v. David Clinton – 2079CR00177).” The AGO provided Attorney Bennett with a response on December 19, 2024. Unsatisfied with the response, Attorney Bennett petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0685, was opened as a result. It is my understanding that the AGO intends on providing a further response to Attorney Bennett. Accordingly, the AGO is to provide Attorney Bennett with said response in a manner consistent with 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. Attorney Bennett may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Hanne Rush, Esq. SPR25/0685 Page 2 March 26, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Erik R. Bennett, Esq.