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Richard Welsh v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (SPR 20230768)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 04-20-2023
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20230768 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Richard Welsh concerning records held by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, opened 04-20-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20230768
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Richard Welsh
- Date Opened
- 04-20-2023
- Date Closed
- 05-04-2023
- Date Request Submitted
- 03-17-2023
- Response Provided Date
- 04-11-2023
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 4, 2023 SPR23/0768 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 Richard Welsh, Esq., of Howard M. Kahalas, PC, appealing the response of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 17, 2023, Attorney Welsh requested, “... any and all photographs and video recordings of [an identified]... incident and the Back Bay Station in the area of the Orange Line” for a particular date. Prior appeal The requested records were the subject of a prior appeal. See SPR23/0549 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 5, 2023). The MBTA responded on April 11, 2023. Unsatisfied with the MBTA’s response, Attorney Welsh petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0768, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between an attorney of the Public Records Division and a representative of the MBTA, it is my understanding that the MBTA intends on providing a further response to Attorney Welsh to address the request. Accordingly, the MBTA is ordered to provide Attorney Welsh 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. Attorney Welsh 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. SPR23/0768 Page 2 May 4, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Richard Welsh, Esq.