Friedrich Lu v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (SPR 20190842)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 10, 2019 SPR19/842 Sonia Skinner, Esq. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza, Suite 7760 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Ms. Skinner: I have received the petition of Friedrich Lu appealing the nomesponse of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Lu requested "(1) name of MBTA police officer 541 (in 2016). (2) names ( and badge numbers, if any) of three members of MBTA security personnel (one was a MBTA police officer; the other two claimed having police power; all three wore black uniform(s)) who were physically present and involved in white paint on a front wall of MBTA Back [Bay] subway station and then me ( also there), from around 11: 10 pm to shortly after midnight (almost an hour). (3) (a) Names ofMBTA police officers whose badge numbers are 1108 and 1124, respectively.(b) Name of a janitor (or one who performs custodial service) at the Kendall MBTA subway station at 5:30 pm, Sunday, Apr 14, 2019, as well as name and address of the company he works for. (4)The recycle policy, if any, ofMBTA regarding paper generated by and collected from subway customers -- hence excluding office paper." Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division, I learned the Authority provided Mr. Lu a response to his request. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Lu may appeal the substantive nature of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Friedrich Lu 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