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166 JOHN D. CONSTANTINE v. TOWNSHIP OF BASS RIVER -- rank: 591

... a "public record." Mason , supra , 196 N.J. at 67; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Additionally, the statute exempts twenty-one different categories of ... the schedule contained in the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, under OPRA. The version of N.J.S.A ... explicitly provides that "criminal investigatory records" are not "government records." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. We need not consider the scope of this exemption ...

docket:	a5506-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2009-04-03
status:	published
citation:	406 N.J. Super. 305
Document Size:	104466

167 L.R. and O/B/O J.R v. CAMDEN BOARD OF EDUCATION CUSTODIAN -- rank: 591

... attorney's fees under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. We affirm. By way of background, plaintiff is ... and . . . that's an exception and not a government record, [ N.J.S.A. ] 47:1A-1.1. It says "A government record shall not include -- and ... 403 N.J. Super. 609, 616 (App. Div. 2008) (quoting N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1), certif. denied , 198 N.J. 316 (2009). "The purpose of ... the public's broad right of access to public records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Moreover, [w]hile OPRA provides an alternative means of access ... identifiable government records "readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Even then, inspection is subject to reasonable controls, and courts ...

docket:	a4712-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30728

168 MARK SMITH v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- rank: 589

... DEP in September 2014 under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 1 to -13 (OPRA), for all documents in the agency's ...

docket:	a1684-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-12-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	96864

169 C.E. v. ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT -- rank: 589

... the District pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The request, made via email, sought: 1. The ...

docket:	a3016-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-07-18
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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170 STEPHEN E. BURKE v. RAYMOND BRANDES -- rank: 589

... submitted a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, to the Office of the Governor for government ... with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. To that end, the statute defines a "government record" broadly ... that has been received in the course of . . . official business . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] Although this definition excludes various types of information deemed ... construed in favor of the public's right of access." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. 4 That said, agencies are only obligated to disclose identifiable ...

docket:	a3051-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-07
status:	published
citation:	429 N.J.Super. 169 57 A.3d 552
Document Size:	30940

171 Robert Lavezzi v. State of New Jersey -- rank: 589

... newspaper’s requests under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 , for a copy of a 9-1-1 ...

docket:	A-29-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-09-09
status:
citation:	219 N.J. 163 97 A.3d 681
Document Size:	94618

172 JOHN PAFF v. DIVISION OF LAW -- rank: 586

... records" for purposes of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and therefore available to the public. We answer ... the AAAs are a "record within the attorney-client privilege," N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and therefore not subject to public access under OPRA ... construed in favor of the public's right of access. [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.] However, OPRA expressly exempts from the definition of a government record "any record within the attorney-client privilege." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Thus, if the AAAs are a "record within the ... attorney-client privilege" and therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Plaintiff also seeks to avoid the attorney-client privilege ...

docket:	a3007-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-05
status:	Published
citation:	412 N.J. Super. 140 988 A.2d 1239
Document Size:	77073

173 FIRST MANAGED CARE OPTION, INC. v. NORTH HUDSON REGIONAL FIRE AND RESCUE -- rank: 586

... with defendant pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The request sought: 1) 'cop[ies] of all ... proposal for the [RFQ]' were exempt from disclosure 'pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (advisory, consultative, and deliberative material) and N.J.S ... not restate in detail the public policy behind OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 ('government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or ... inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. 'That exemption language . . . has, from its inception, been understood ... statutory exemption for 'intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. We traced the evolution of the PPL in Communications ...

docket:	a3289-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-29
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	26082

174 WELLS H. KEDDIE, ET AL V. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY -- rank: 584

... to certain information, and their statutory rights as conferred by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to 4 , Right-to-Know Law, by refusing to provide ... of the New Jersey Right to Know Act, (the "Act") N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq .;         (2) that none of the documents to which ... with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The Rutgers law states that its purpose is to continue ...

docket:	a4858-93
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-01-04
status:	published
citation:	286 N.J.Super. 285
Document Size:	32375

175 VALERIA HEADEN v. JERSEY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 584

... or any political subdivision" from regulatory process if self-insured); N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (defining a "government record," as a record maintained or ...

docket:	a5947-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-12
status:	published
citation:	420 N.J. Super. 105 18 A.3d 1072
Document Size:	45258

176 JOSEPH DUGAN, on behalf of himself et al. v. CAMDEN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, et al. -- rank: 584

... lower charges allowable under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. We disagree and reverse.     The documents in question ... inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. The documents in question plainly meet this definition, and ...

docket:	a3567-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-03-22
status:	published
citation:	376 N.J. Super. 271
Document Size:	25117

177 DOREEN FREGA v. BOROUGH OF SADDLE RIVER -- rank: 584

... take place, pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. Plaintiff is also one of the named plaintiffs ... request for properties on 'reasonable expectation of privacy' grounds under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. In November 2018, Convertini sent plaintiff's counsel an amended ... deny plaintiff access to the list, stating that pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and Executive Order 21 1 'the records requested include personal ... or kept on file in the course of . . . official business.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Of the over twenty exemptions listed in the statute ... thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Upon reviewing OPRA's legislative history, our Supreme Court found ... the course of . . . business by any . . . authority of the State.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. The third and fourth Doe factors 'address the ...

docket:	a2252-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-01-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	23372

178 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4869-13a1272-14.opn.html -- rank: 584

... requests for documents under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 1 to -13, from defendant City of Orange (City). Gordon's ... favoring transparency in government and disclosure of government documents. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA endeavors to 'maximize public knowledge about public affairs in ... construed in favor of the public's right of access.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA broadly defines 'government record' to include any paper . . . information ... or authority of the State or any political subdivision thereof . . . . [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] An OPRA applicant 'must identify with reasonable clarity those ...

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179 KATALIN GORDON v. CITY OF ORANGE -- rank: 582

... requests for documents under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, from defendant City of Orange (City). Gordon's ... favoring transparency in government and disclosure of government documents. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA endeavors to "maximize public knowledge about public affairs in ... construed in favor of the public's right of access." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA broadly defines "government record" to include any paper . . . information ... or authority of the State or any political subdivision thereof . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] An OPRA applicant "must identify with reasonable clarity those ...

docket:	a4869-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-06-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32553

180 JESSE WOLOSKY v. BOROUGH OF WASHINGTON -- rank: 582

... defendant Borough of Washington under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 (OPRA), for '[a] copy of the actual existing ... construed in favor of the public's right of access[.]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. 2 ''Government record' or 'record' means any paper, written or ... or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. 3 A-4884-15T3 However, 'the right to disclosure ...

docket:	a4884-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-11-17
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27569