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196 ASHISH KUMAR v. PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL -- rank: 569

... plaintiffs requested the documents under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. A-0227-21 5 Pursuant to N.J ...

docket:	a0227-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-08-23
status:	Published
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197 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3048-19.opn.html -- rank: 567

... 4-6 to -21, and Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13; and count four asserted a violation of the ...

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198 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC. v. BOROUGH OF PARAMUS -- rank: 567

... requested records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act ("OPRA"), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and for statutory counsel fees and costs. The ... they are "government records" subject to disclosure under OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (defining "government record" as being "made, maintained or kept ... a particular item to be "maintained or kept on file," N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, because DARM is not a law-making body. Citing ... the requested records were not exempt as criminal investigatory records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (excluding from disclosure a "criminal investigatory record," defined as ... rights agency pursuant to the plain language of OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (defining a "victim's record" as a "file or ...

docket:	a5349-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-07-13
status:	unpublished
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199 THE DAILY JOURNAL v. POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY OF VINELAND, et al. -- rank: 567

... public records pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -4, and that, under the common law right of ... denied the application. I     Under the Right-to-Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -4, "New Jersey citizens have an absolute right to ... made, maintained or kept on file . . . ." See c.404, § 17. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, the definition section of the RTKL, is amended by ...

docket:	A0826-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-05-17
status:	published
citation:	351 N.J. Super. 110 797 A.2d 186
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200 WILLIAM J. BRENNAN v. BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE -- rank: 567

... presents the question whether the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, or the common law, compels disclosure of documents ... applied, the court recognized that OPRA's "privacy clause," see N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, may be "a valid basis for exemption," citing Burnett v ... construed in favor of the public's right of access." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. "OPRA's clear purpose . . . is 'to maximize public knowledge about ... Generally, government records are subject to public access unless exempt. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The public agency bears the burden to demonstrate authority for ... Governor may exempt government records from disclosure by executive order. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Executive Order No. 21 (McGreevey) protected individuals' home addresses from ... thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. "The privacy clause is a substantive counterweight to the ...

docket:	a5440-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-06
status:	unpublished
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201 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0252-19.opn.html -- rank: 567

... not assert claims under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 1 to -13, or under a common law right of access ... of the State of New Jersey, subject to certain exceptions. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Pursuant to OPRA, government records are those 'that ha[ve ... in the course of . . . official business' by a designated official. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. However, confidential school records that are subject to the ... to an authorized person must 'adhere to requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., [OPRA] and 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ...

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202 K.S.1 v. RYAN VERRECCHIO -- rank: 565

... to the MCPO under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, for copies of '[a]ny and [a]ll ... officially designated by formal action of that agency’s director . . . .' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. A-1669-16T1 5 2C:30-2(a). This ... Invasion of Privacy-Intrusion on Seclusion; Count IV Invasion 5 N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 expressly excludes from the definition of 'government record,' and ...

docket:	a1669-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-05-17
status:	Unpublished
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203 VASIL KOVALCIK v. SOMERSET COUNTY PROSECUTOR\'S OFFICE -- rank: 563

... denying his request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, to obtain documents from the Somerset County Prosecutor ... by the overarching public policy expressed by the Legislature in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1: "any limitations on the right of access accorded by [OPRA ... but exempts twenty-two categories of information from the definition. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (emphasis added). Based on the certification submitted by the ... by the SCPO "in the course of . . . its official business." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Thus, absent a countervailing legal impediment, the document is ...

docket:	a5432-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-06-28
status:	unpublished
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204 New Jerseyans for a Death Penalty Moratorium v. New Jersey Department of Corrections -- rank: 563

... to the records under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to –13. Before the trial court could rule on the ... documents under both the New Jersey Right-to-Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to –4, which has since been incorporated into the OPRA ... inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. To obtain records that are not made available, “[a] person ... reimbursement) is appropriate under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The majority emphasizes that fee enhancement is not ...

docket:	a-63-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2005-08-15
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citation:	185 N.J. 137
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205 JOHN P. SCHMIDT v. CITY OF GLOUCESTER CITY -- rank: 560

... in their claim under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13; (2) granting plaintiffs' motion to dismiss defendants' counterclaims ... construed in favor of the public's right of access." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA provides that "[a] requester who prevails in any proceeding ...

docket:	a0520-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-07-30
status:	unpublished
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206 VAUGHN SIMMONS v. CITY OF NEWARK -- rank: 560

... certain records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. We affirm. We provide a brief background, reciting ... the citizens of this State, [subject to] certain exceptions[․]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA broadly defines the term 'government record' to include: any ... or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof. [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] Certain government records, including personnel records, however, are exempt ...

docket:	a4204-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-19
status:	Unpublished
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207 ASSOCIATION FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY v. RANDY BELIN -- rank: 560

... 2022, the Commission received an Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, request from the president of AGREAT, which sought ...

docket:	a3523-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-13
status:	Unpublished
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208 VESSELIN DITTRICH v. CITY OF HOBOKEN -- rank: 560

... produce certain documents under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and the common-law right of access; and ...

docket:	a3505-07
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decided:	2009-06-11
status:	Unpublished
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209 MARTIN E. O'BOYLE v. BOROUGH OF LONGPORT -- rank: 558

... discs (CDs) pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and the common law right of access. A ... be subject to public access unless exempt from such access . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. "The purpose of OPRA 'is to maximize public knowledge about ... affect "the common law right of access to any record . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-8. OPRA defines government ... authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] Even if we assume for the sake of argument ...

docket:	a2698-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-21
status:	published
citation:	426 N.J. Super. 1 42 A.3d 910
Document Size:	38165

210 PASQUALE FALCETTI, JR v. WATERFRONT COMMISSION OF NEW YORK HARBOR -- rank: 556

... disclosure. Under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, "criminal investigatory record[s]" are deemed confidential, excluding ... pertains to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceeding." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. OPRA also excludes records "pertain[ing] to an investigation ...

docket:	a1082-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-09-23
status:	unpublished
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