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Mitchell Kosht v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20252048)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-15-2025
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20252048 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Mitchell Kosht concerning records held by Boston, City of - Public Records, opened 07-15-2025. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20252048
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Mitchell Kosht
- Custodian
- Boston, City of - Public Records
- Date Opened
- 07-15-2025
- Date Closed
- 07-24-2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 24, 2025 SPR25/2048 Grace Jung Director of Public Records City of Boston 1 City Hall Square, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Ms. Jung: I have received the petition of Mitchell Kosht, Esq. appealing the response 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 April 3, 2025, Attorney Kosht requested: A data extract or download from the city of Boston’s GovQA public records portal/software showing the following fields of data for each public records request received by the City of Boston in 2024: [1] City Department request was directed to [2] Date of request [3] Date of response [4] Date records were produced [5] Fees charged Previous Appeal This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR25/1427 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (June 3, 2025). In my June 3rd determination, I found that Attorney Kosht provided sufficient particularity required to identify the documents he is seeking and ordered the City to provide a response. The City responded on June 26, 2025. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Attorney Kosht petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2048, was opened as a result. The City provided reference number R001748-040325 to this request. Subsequently, the City provided a supplemental response on July 22, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s June 26th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Kosht may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s July 22nd 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 Grace Jung SPR25/2048 Page 2 July 24, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Mitchell Kosht, Esq.