Colman Herman v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20252599)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 4, 2025 SPR25/2599 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 Colman Herman 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 August 9, 2025, Mr. Herman requested, “[r]ecords of any and all expenses that [an identified individual] incurred in her capacity as ... for the period August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025” including the following: [1] Expense reports, including back-up receipts[;] [2] Credit cards statements, including back-up receipts[;] [3] Automobile expense records, including back-up receipts[;] [4] Any and all other records that document [an identified individual’s] expenses, including back-up receipts[.] Please note that I am seeking both source documents and a spreadsheet or summary of the expenses. Mr. Herman also requested, “[t]he written employee reimbursement policy of the [A]ttorney [Gen]eral’s [O]ffice.” The AGO responded on August 25, 2025. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2599, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the AGO provided Mr. Herman with a supplemental response on September 3, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the AGO’s August 25, 2025 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO’s September 3rd response within ninety (90) 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. SPR25/2599 Page 2 September 4, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman