In addition, because these two alleged violations occurred more than 30 days before the Attorney General assumed responsibility for enforcing the Open Meeting Law, the complaint regarding these alleged violations should have been filed with the Worcester CountyDistrictAttorney'sOffice at the time the alleged violations were discovered. Accordingly, we find these allegations untimely and decline to review them.
Assistant District Attorney Office of the Worcester County District Attorney 255 Main Street, G301 Worcester, MA 01608 Dear Attorney Hodgens: I have received the petition of Joseph Bradshaw appealing the response of the Worcester County DistrictAttorney'sOffice (DAO) to his public records request. See G. L. c. 66, lO(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Bradshaw requested copies of records regarding several criminal cases.
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20221942 SPR22/1942 Appeal Initial Closed 20221942 DiNatale, Genevieve Worcester County District Attorney's Office 2022-06-23 2022-07-06 0.00 No 10 days 2022-08-23 2022-09-13 No The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 13, 2022 SPR22/1942 Mark Relation, Esq.
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This report was provided to you by the Worcester CountyDistrictAttorney'sOffice (DAO) in a letter dated October 10,2014. On behalf of the DAO, Christopher P. Hodgens, Esq. included with the report a cover letter in which he claims certain responsive information is exempt from disclosure pursuant to Exemptions (c) and (f) ofthe Public Records Law (hereinafter "the response"). G. L. c. 4, 7(26)(c), (f). Mr.
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20220404 SPR22/0404 Appeal Initial Closed 20220404 Shibley, Craig Worcester County District Attorney's Office 2022-02-03 2022-02-17 2022-02-18 2022-03-04 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records Mark Relation, Esq. Records Access OfficerOffice of the WorcesterDistrict Attorney 225 Main St.
The Department forwarded Attorney Zuares request to the Worcester CountyDistrictAttorneysOffice, which in turn notified Attorney Zuares by email on April 13, 2021 that the District Attorneys Office is responsible for that investigation and any potential prosecution and is therefore the custodian of the materials you seek. See G. L. c. 38, 4.
After consultation with the Worcester CountyDistrictAttorneysOffice the Department denies your request as the record sought contains details relating to an ongoing investigation and as result the record is not subject to public disclosure at this time pursuant to G.L. c. 4, 7, cl. 26 (f).
Accordingly, you may direct your requests to the Bristol, Hampden, Plymouth, and Worcester CountyDistrict AttorneysOffices. Based on the Departments response, it remains unclear whether the Department has created or received responsive records regarding the number of cold case files the Department has reviewed or is actively reviewing. The Department must clarify this issue. Conclusion Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr.
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20220302 SPR22/0302 Appeal Initial Closed 20220302 Shibley, Craig Worcester County District Attorney's Office 2022-02-07 2022-02-07 2022-02-22 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records Mark Relation, Esq.
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20220190 SPR22/0190 Appeal Initial Closed 20220190 Quemere, Andrew Worcester County District Attorney's Office 2022-01-10 2021-01-27 2022-01-27 2022-02-10 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records Mark Relation, Esq. Records Access OfficerOffice of the WorcesterDistrict Attorney 225 Main St.