Commonwealth Transparency v. Massachusetts Gaming Commission (SPR 20242601)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 19, 2024 SPR24/2601 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.” Previous Appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR24/2204 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 15, 2024) and SPR24/2321 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 29, 2024). In my August 29th determination, I ordered the Commission to provide the requestor with a response. The Commission provided a response on September 11, 2024. Unsatisfied with the response, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2601, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the Commission provided a supplemental response on September 17, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Commission’s September 11th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s September 17th 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

Judith Young, Esq. SPR24/2601 Page 2 September 19, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency