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S. Howey v. Boston Public Health Commission (SPR 20202258)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 11-18-2020

ClosedAppealPetitioner Won

SPR 20202258 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by S. Howey concerning records held by Boston Public Health Commission, opened 11-18-2020. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.

Case Details

Case Number
20202258
Case Type
Appeal
Case Subtype
Initial
Status
Closed
Requester
S. Howey
Custodian
Boston Public Health Commission
Date Opened
11-18-2020
Date Closed
12-03-2020
Date Request Submitted
11-01-2020
Response Provided Date
11-18-2020
Processing Fees Charged
0.00
Petitions Regarding Fees
No
Time to Comply
NA
Went to Court
No

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 3, 2020 SPR20/2258 Batool Raza, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Boston Public Health Commission 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Dear Attorney Raza: I have received the petition of S. Howey appealing the response of the Boston Public Health Commission (Commission) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on November 1, 2020, S. Howey requested the following records: “…all Computer Aided Dispatch Transcripts (CADs), all incident reports, Calls For Service Reports, all incident reports, all reports, all documents, all audio files for 911 calls, all digital files, all log book entries, all 911 documents pertaining to 1055 Commonwealth Ave, Boston from Sept. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020.” The Commission provided a response on November 18, 2020. Unsatisfied with the Commission’s response, S. Howey petitioned this office, and SPR20/2258 was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff person in the Public Records Division, I learned that the Commission responded to S. Howey’s request with a subsequent response sent on November 23, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Commission’s November 18th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. S. Howey may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Batool Raza, Esq. SPR20/2258 Page 2 December 3, 2020 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: S. Howey 2