Suero, Wilson v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20261221)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 7, 2026 SPR26/1221 Allison Mondello Records Access Officer Massachusetts Department of State Police 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Wilson Suero appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 5, 2026, Mr. Suero requested the following: [1] The complete laboratory case file maintained by the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute for all drug evidence submitted in connection with [an identified case][;] [2] The original drug analysis report or drug certificate issued by the Hinton Laboratory with respect to any controlled substance evidence in [an identified case], including the full name, signature, and employee identification of the analyst who performed or certified the analysis[;] [3] All chain of custody records, evidence submission forms, and evidence tracking documentation for any drug evidence submitted to the Hinton Laboratory in connection with [an identified case][;] [4] All internal laboratory worksheets, bench notes, test logs, instrument printouts, or quality control records generated during the analysis of drug evidence in [an identified case][;] [5] Any records identifying [an identified case] as a case in which [an identified individual] performed, supervised, certified, or otherwise participated in the analysis of evidence, including any computerized case tracking system entries[;] 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

Allison Mondello SPR26/1221 Page 2 April 7, 2026 [6]Any records generated by the Massachusetts State Police investigation into [an identified individual’s] misconduct that reference [an identified case] or the drug evidence therein[;] [7] Any records reflecting that samples in [an identified case] were subjected to confirmatory testing, retesting, or remediation following the discovery of [an identified individual’s] misconduct in September 2012[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Suero petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/1221, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Suero with a response on April 6, 2026. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Suero may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Wilson Suero