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121 GANNETT NEW JERSEY PARTNERS, LP v. COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, et al. -- rank: 628

... of various provisions of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, which was enacted in 2002, L. 2001, c ... received in the course of [the agency's] official business." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Since the subpoenas were received in the course of ... of "public agency" is limited to agencies of this State, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3 reflects a ... billing records before enactment of OPRA within the intent of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 provides in pertinent part that the term "government record ... those notes fall within the exemption from disclosure provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 for "inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material." The exemption from disclosure provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, which is often referred to as the deliberative ...

docket:	a6584-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-07-13
status:	published
citation:	379 N.J. Super. 205
Document Size:	60288

122 COLLENE WRONKO v. NEW JERSEY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- rank: 628

... law enforcement officers to serve as authorized agents of 1 N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. 2 A-1737-15T1 the organization or of ... created by a political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions. [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] 4 A-1737-15T1 court. Plaintiff requested that the ... with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA's broad public policy favors public access to government ... 1737-15T1 OPRA's disclosure requirements apply to public agencies. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 defines public agency to mean: any of the principal ... 1) (holding that the League was a public agency under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 despite being a non-profit, unincorporated association because it ...

docket:	a1737-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-01-26
status:	published
citation:	453 N.J.Super. 73 180 A.3d 321
Document Size:	47597

123 GLENN KATON v. NJ DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- rank: 623

... complainant had requested under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. Because the record is inadequate to resolve the ... II. Complainant's requests asked for "records, as defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1." Specifically, request (1) sought: 1. All records collected and ... the safety of persons, property, electronic data or software.'" (quoting N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1). The Custodian also cited executive orders and N.J ... intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative materials" (ACD material). See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. For a document to be ACD material, it "must ...

docket:	a0183-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-02-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	31955

124 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP, INC. v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR -- rank: 623

... certain records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to 13, and the common law. For the reasons that ... examination by" New Jersey's citizens, subject to certain exceptions. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The term "government record" is broadly defined to include any ... or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof. [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] OPRA provides, however, that certain "government records" are exempt ... their personnel records are not disclosed to the public. Indeed, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 provides that government agencies have an obligation to protect a ... be inconsistent with a "citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Plaintiff further argues that the judge erred by determining that ...

docket:	a5446-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32542

125 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF LAW -- rank: 623

... to access pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, or the common-law right of access. We ... designed to advance this policy by broadly defining 'government records,' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and by publicly declaring that they shall be accessible, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1." Kovalcik v. Somerset Cnty. Prosecutor's Office , ___ N.J. ___, ___ (2011 ...

docket:	a2387-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-18
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 489 24 A.3d 829
Document Size:	31005

126 MICHAEL J. BENT v. TOWNSHIP OF STAFFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS -- rank: 621

... access complaint pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. We affirm. By way of background, on March ... 2004 correspondence may have constituted an OPRA documents request under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, the information sought did not fall within the statutory definition ... or regulation to be '. . . made, maintained and kept on file . . .' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1." On October 14, 2004, the GRC voted unanimously to ... construed in favor of the public's right of access . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.] OPRA takes the place of the former Right to Know ... government records shall be subject to public access unless exempt." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. On this score, the custodian of the government record has ... excludes from such definition twenty-one separate categories of information, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, thereby "significantly reduc[ing] the universe of publicly- ...

docket:	A1456-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-10-21
status:	published
citation:	381 N.J. Super. 30 884 A.2d 240
Document Size:	31831

127 DAVID B. BURNETT v. COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER -- rank: 619

... documents requested pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, consisting of "[a]ny and all settlements, releases ... executive order, rules of court, judicial decisions, or federal law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, -9. In the opening words of OPRA, the Legislature explicitly ... construed in favor of the public's right of access; . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.] The statute also declares that it should not "be construed ... way the common law right of access to any record." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. As further expansion of the public's right of ... received in the course of [the agency's] official business." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Contrary to Bent's assertion, although OPRA mandates that ... so as to justify any relief or remedy under OPRA. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. We find the public interest in settlements to be ...

docket:	a4329-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-05-10
status:	published
citation:	415 N.J. Super. 506 2 A.3d 1110
Document Size:	63041

128 UNDERWOOD PROPERTIES LLC v. CITY OF HACKENSACK -- rank: 619

... denying its application under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, to compel defendants City of Hackensack and its ... with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest[.]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. One exception is the attorney-client privilege. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. In pertinent part, the attorney-client privilege, provides 'communications ...

docket:	a0044-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-24
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	31471

129 212 MARIN BOULEVARD LLC v. CHARLES MONTANGE, ESQ -- rank: 617

... plaintiffs' general manager under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 for certain records maintained by the City. Hyman ...

docket:	a5863-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-05-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	66504

130 JUSTIN P. FLOOD v. CITY OF OCEAN CITY -- rank: 617

... assert a claim under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. He also appeals from an order that denied ...

docket:	a0219-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-09
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30529

131 THE TIMES OF TRENTON PUBLISHING CORPORATION v. LAFAYETTE YARD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION -- rank: 617

... public agency” subject to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to –13. We hold that under the facts presented, the ... tax-free bonds. III     The Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to –13, was expressly intended by the Legislature to make ... inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. A newspaper has the same right of access to public ... authority, commission, instrumentality or agency created by a political subdivision.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (emphasis added). We are persuaded that Lafayette Yard is ...

docket:	A3888-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-04-30
status:	published
citation:	368 N.J. Super. 425 846 A.2d 659
Document Size:	47954

132 ERNEST BOZZI v. CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY -- rank: 615

... suffered a violation of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff and ... government records "for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. "OPRA was specifically designed 'to maximize public knowledge about public ... or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof. [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] Defendants rely on the final sentence of this definitional ...

docket:	a0532-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-01-07
status:	published
citation:	434 N.J.Super. 326 84 A.3d 277
Document Size:	38321

133 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR MEDICINAL MARIJUANA ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER FOR PANGAEA HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LLC -- rank: 615

... to the Department under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 to -13, for copies of the winning applications, score ... permitted the Department to withhold the information it had redacted. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 states that the definition of 'government record' does not ... obligated to reveal the identities of the review committee members. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 exempts 'inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative, or ...

docket:	a2204-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-11-25
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	125791

134 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the HARRY B. SCHEELER, JR v. GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP -- rank: 615

... memorandum was not a government record subject to disclosure under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 because it contained 'inter-agency or intra-agency advisory ... do not dispute that the Release is a government record, N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 1.1, and it was provided in fulfillment of one of ... when complainant first requested it on November 20, 2014. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (defining 'government record' under OPRA and detailing exempt records ...

docket:	a2809-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-11-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	60725

135 THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. et al. v. COUNTY OF HUDSON, et al. -- rank: 613

... plaintiffs public records for inspection and copying as required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 [to -4] ; See footnote 1 * and/or the common-law ... the Right-to-Know Law) in effect at the time, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -4, and, more specifically, from a so-called Jailkeeper ... amended effective July 7, 2002. It will be codified as N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. This archive is a service of Rutgers School ...

docket:	a4100-01
court:	njappellate
decided:	2002-06-12
status:	published
citation:	352 N.J. Super. 44
Document Size:	98021