Text messages between Gov. Baker and Mayor Walsh

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Thank you.

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Press Office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh

617-635-4461

www.cityofboston.gov/news

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This email is subject to MGL: Chpt.66, Sec.10 Public Records Law.
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Dear Mr. Kearney,

Please accept this as a formal response to your public records request as
stated below. The City has reviewed your request and found that there are
no text messages on the Mayor's phone that are responsive to your request.

Thank you.

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Caroline O. Driscoll

Assistant Corporation Counsel

City of Boston -- Law Department

City Hall, Room 615

Boston, MA 02201

(617) 635-4925

caroline.driscoll@boston.gov

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--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Law Request: Text messages between Gov. Baker and
Mayor Walsh
To: press.office@boston.gov

August 28, 2015
Mayor's Office
1 City Hall Square, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02201-2013

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 13, 2015. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Aug. 13, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I
hereby request the following records:

All text messages (SMS and MMS) sent between Governor Charlie Baker and
Mayor Martin Walsh in the last three months.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the
recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The
requested documents will be made available to the general public free of
charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed
by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of
news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for
screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read
print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for
example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would
inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would
prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available
or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brian Keaney

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 20467
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

A letter stating that the request appeal has been received and is being processed.

A no responsive documents response.

A letter stating that the request appeal has been received and is being processed.