Commonwealth Transparency v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission (SPR 20242204)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 15, 2024 SPR24/2204 Judith Young, Esq. Associate General Counsel Massachusetts Gaming Commission 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Dear Attorney Young: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) appealing the response of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Commission) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 18, 2024, the requestor sought, “the author and all recipients (To:, Cc:, and/or Bcc:), the date and time, and subject heading of all email sent by and/or received by any electronic mail between the MGC and any employee/public official of Malden… This requests specifically requests that the export be provided in ONLY .CSV or .XLSX form.” The Commission responded on August 1, 2024, providing records. Unsatisfied with the response, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2204, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Commission provided an additional response on August 15, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Commission’s August 1, 2024 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s August 15th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency 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