Brandon Stokes v. Worcester, City of (SPR 20251559)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 6, 2025 SPR25/1559 Janice E. Thompson, Esq. Assistant City Solicitor City of Worcester Law Department 455 Main Street, Suite 309 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Attorney Thompson: I have received the petition of Brandon Stokes, of 7NEWS WHDH Boston, appealing the nonresponse of the City of Worcester (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 10, 2025, Mr. Stokes requested “police bodycam footage of [an identified] incident[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Stokes petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1559, was opened as a result. In an email to this Office on June 6, 2025, Mr. Stokes stated “[t]his records request has been resolved with records provided.” Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Stokes may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Brandon Stokes 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