‘There is no other choice,’ DA Anthony Gulluni says of decision to sue Justice Department for records on alleged Springfield police misconduct Updated May 19, 6:30 PM; Posted May 19, 5:54 PM Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, pictured in early 2019. (The Republican file photo) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — Faced with what he describes as a lack of cooperation from federal officials, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking records from the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston that could identify police officers who used excessive force and then lied about it. The suit stems from last summer’s U.S. Department of Justice report on the Springfield Police Department’s narcotics unit. Based on a two-year investigation, the report outlined numerous allegations of city police officers physically abusing suspects and filing false reports, and supervisors looking the other way. The report was met with considerable public outcry, as well as pledges from city officials to change how the department operates.