Patrick N. Bryant v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20230221)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 21, 2023 SPR23/0221 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Attorney Patrick N. Bryant, of Pyle Rome Ehrenberg, P.C., appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 23, 2022, Attorney Bryant requested “[a]ll communications and documents concerning [a named individual] received by and/or sent from a member of the Mayor’s Office, including but not limited to [named individuals], from June 2021 to present.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Bryant petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0221, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Attorney Bryant with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. Attorney Bryant may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Patrick N. Bryant, Esq. 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