Taylor Dolven v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (SPR 20230157)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 8, 2023 SPR23/0157 Julie A. Ciollo, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Records Access Officer Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Ciollo: I have received the petition of Taylor Dolven, of the Boston Globe, appealing the response of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 18, 2023, Ms. Dolven requested the following records: [1] Video recordings from all cameras in the Broadway T station between the hours of 12:00am and 2:00am on April 10, 2022[;] [2] T maintenance and inspection records of Red Line car #1510 and car #1511 from January 1, 2021 to April 10, 2022[;] [3] Discipline records of the driver of the train involved in the death of [a named person] on April 10, 2022… [;] [4] Incident report/log from the dispatcher related to the April 10, 2022 death of [a named person] at or near Broadway station from 12:00am to 3:00am[.] The MBTA provided a response on January 25, 2023. Unsatisfied with the MBTA’s response, Ms. Dolven petitioned this office and SPR23/0157, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division senior attorney and a MBTA representative, it is my understanding that the MBTA intends on providing a further response to Ms. Dolven to address the January 18th record request. Accordingly, the MBTA is ordered to provide Ms. Dolven with said response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Dolven may appeal the substantive nature of the MBTA’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

Julie A. Ciollo, Esq. SPR23/0157 Page 2 February 8, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Taylor Dolven