Please note that this office referred an appeal involving the same records sought by a different requstor to the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) for enforcement. See SPR19/0140 Referral for Enforcement (April 18, 2019). On Feburary 20, 2020, the AGO issued a letter finding that the Department had not met its burden to show how Exemption (c) authorizes it to withhold the audio recordings in their entirety.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Edwin Dorsey appealing the response of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 1OA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr.

Rocheleau requested: "A copy of the earliest request for records, including but not limited to a subpoena, made by the US Attorney's office as paii of that office's investigation into overtime irregularities at MSP A copy of the earliest request for records, including but not limited to a subpoena, made by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office as part of that office's investigation into ove1iime irregularities at MSP."

Lindsay Corcoran Page 3 August 23, 2021 SPR21/2075 SPR19/2444, which the Office is currently working with the Attorney Generals Office to comply with.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General General Counsel's Office One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 021 08 Dear Attorney Tarrow: I have received the petition of Erin O'Toole, Esq. of BCK Law, P. C. appealing the response of Office ofthe Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Attorney O'Toole requested a copy of: 1.

section of the Attorney General's Open Meeting Law website, available at www.mass.gov/ago/openmeeting: While the Open Meeting Law is silent with regard to holding public meetings on Sundays, the best practice is not to hold public meetings on Sundays or holidays when access to public buildings may be limited and when the public does not normally anticipate the scheduling of a public meeting. 4 Open Meeting Law determinations may be found at the Attorney

In accordance with the Open Meeting Law regulations, 940 CMR 29.05(9), the Board requested mediation of complaints five through twelve, and mediation is currently scheduled to take place in January. 3 One member of the Board is an employee of the Attorney General's Office.

However, we note that the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office reviews and responds to civil rights complaints alleging deprivations of, or interference with, civil rights and civil liberties.