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91 JAMES R. FREESWICK v. WAYNE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 660

... made two requests under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, to defendant Michael J. Donow, Interim Business Administrator ... construed in favor of the public's right of access.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Although OPRA broadly defines the term 'government record,' it expressly ... inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. 'This exemption has been construed to encompass the deliberative ... persons, property, electronic data or software . . . A-0039-18T3 15 [.]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. '[T]he attorney-client privilege applies whenever confidential legal ... to remove any information protected by the attorney-client privilege.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.; see also O'Boyle, 218 N.J. at 184 ... or its official business by' an agent of the District. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. This document does not appear to be a ...

docket:	a0039-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-01-13
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	45186

92 AGUSTIN GARCIA v. BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE and NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- rank: 660

... Police Department (RPD) under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and the common law right of access, related ... disclosure, as it constituted a 'criminal investigatory record' pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Plaintiff's A-3085-16T3 6 attorney acknowledged receipt ... denied because those records also constituted exempt criminal investigatory records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1:1. Finally, BCPO asserted that plaintiff, through discovery, already possessed ... facts,' which the BCPO was not required to do under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. See Burnett v. Cty. of Gloucester, 415 N.J. Super ... HIS RIGHT OF ACCESS UNDER OPEN GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACT (OPRA), [N.J.S.A.] 47:1A-1-13, AND COMMON LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS. A. DEFENDANT, BCPO ... HIS RIGHT OF ACCESS UNDER OPEN GOVERNMENT RECORD ACT ('OPRA'), [N.J.S.A.] 47:1A-1-13, AND COMMON LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS. A. DEFENDANT, ...

docket:	a3085-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-01-30
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	35305

93 JOHN T. PAFF v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BOARD OF REVIEW -- rank: 660

... A.D. Pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, John T. Paff requested documents related to a ... se exempt from access under OPRA. S ee , e.g. , N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (defining government records to exclude, among other things, criminal ... only personal information such as a social security number. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. We hold only that the GRC has and should ...

docket:	a4540-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-08-02
status:	published
citation:	379 N.J. Super. 346
Document Size:	46214

94 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY v. BRUCE SOLOMON -- rank: 658

... government records brought under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to 47:1A-13, and our common law right of ... any of the statutorily recognized exemptions to disclosure in OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, or on a claim of confidentiality under the common ... what information contained within a "government record," as defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, is relevant to a request and therefore subject to ... access . . . in favor of the public's right of access." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. I These facts are not disputed. On July 30, 2012 ... records requested fell within the definition of "government records" under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. As such, the DCJ did not have the legal ... v. City of Hoboken , 196 N.J. 51 , 65 (2008); N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The DCJ does not dispute that the documents requested ...

docket:	a3381-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-13
status:	published
citation:	435 N.J.Super. 533 89 A.3d 636
Document Size:	30375

95 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO v. CHRIS CHRISTIE -- rank: 658

... in a manner inconsistent with the Right to Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Williamson , supra , 357 N.J. Super. at 272. In declining ...

docket:	a2997-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	142483

96 THOMAS WILSON v. WILLIAM C. BROWN -- rank: 658

... Republican State Committee, citing the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, requested copies of "any and all documents, correspondence ... prepared "in connection with collective negotiations," as set forth in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, they were not government records as defined by OPRA ... not government records and not subject to disclosure under OPRA. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Brown, unlike Katz, does not rely on the collective ... of the public's right of access" to government records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The purpose of the statute is "'to maximize public knowledge ... inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material. [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] In addition to deliberative, consultative or advisory intra-agency ... predecessor statute, the Right To Know Act of 1963 (RTKA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -4, for a background investigatory report compiled for ...

docket:	a5854-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-01-12
status:	Published
citation:	404 N.J. Super. 557 962 A.2d 1122
Document Size:	70713

97 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO v. CHRIS CHRISTIE -- rank: 658

... in a manner inconsistent with the Right to Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Williamson , supra , 357 N.J. Super. at 272. In declining ...

docket:	a2996-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	142484

98 THOMAS WILSON v. WILLIAM C. BROWN -- rank: 658

... Republican State Committee, citing the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, requested copies of "any and all documents, correspondence ... prepared "in connection with collective negotiations," as set forth in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, they were not government records as defined by OPRA ... not government records and not subject to disclosure under OPRA. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Brown, unlike Katz, does not rely on the collective ... of the public's right of access" to government records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. The purpose of the statute is "'to maximize public knowledge ... inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material. [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.] In addition to deliberative, consultative or advisory intra-agency ... predecessor statute, the Right To Know Act of 1963 (RTKA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -4, for a background investigatory report compiled for ...

docket:	a5883-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-01-12
status:	Published
citation:	404 N.J.Super. 557 962 A.2d 112
Document Size:	70701

99 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA v. CHRIS CHRISTIE Governor of the State of New Jersey -- rank: 658

... in a manner inconsistent with the Right to Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Williamson , supra , 357 N.J. Super. at 272. In declining ...

docket:	a2871-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	Published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 229 994 A.2d 545
Document Size:	144676

100 PATRICIA GILLERAN v. THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD -- rank: 656

... that they violated New Jersey's Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 (OPRA). The order requires that they disclose to ... On April 11, 2014, Bloomfield denied Gilleran's request, citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. It claimed the recordings were not government records subject ... from disclosure because they captured "security measures and surveillance techniques . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. From a policy and practicality standpoint, Bloomfield claimed that ... government records shall be subject to public access unless exempt . . . ." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. OPRA's purpose is "to maximize public knowledge about public ... construed in favor of the public's right of access . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.] The statute broadly defines "government record" to include all documents ... been made or received by government in its official business. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. From this broad definition, the statute excepts "inter- ...

docket:	a5640-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-05-13
status:	published
citation:	440 N.J.Super. 490 114 A.3d 780
Document Size:	33802

101 CARROL McMORROW v. BOROUGH OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS -- rank: 654

... a request pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, seeking government records in eight categories: 1. Copy ... its official business by such officer, commission, agency, or authority . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (emphasis added).] Item eight sought 'papers' that a private ...

docket:	a3192-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-02-25
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	24038

102 AARONLYNN v. MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE Custodian of Record -- rank: 652

... to be invalid under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The GRC further determined the photographs requested by ... from MCPO's file, are exempt from disclosure pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 and Executive Order No. 69 (May 15, 1997), 29 ... no other records that would be considered public documents under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq. The documents maintained in the file include ... documents are considered criminal investigatory records and are protected under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq . . . . 2 A-2722-16T2 It also should be noted that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq. exempts photographs from public release as they ... reiterates MCPO denied access to the records and photographs because N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 'exempts release of criminal investigatory records to the ...

docket:	a2722-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30970

103 FRANK R. CIESLA v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES -- rank: 649

... a request made under the Open Public Records Act ("OPRA"), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, to obtain a draft report prepared by staff ... with certain exceptions , for the protection of the public interest[.]" N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 (emphasis added). The present appeal turns upon one of those ... inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. This exemption has been construed to encompass the deliberative ... materials. As we have noted, the definitional section of OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, states that: "Government record" or "record" means any paper ... of access to a "government record" based on OPRA . See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5; N.J ...

docket:	a5309-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-04
status:	published
citation:	429 N.J.Super. 127 57 A.3d 40
Document Size:	60870

104 SENATOR NIA H. GILL v. N.J. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND INSURANCE -- rank: 647

... GRC) proceeding held pursuant to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13 (OPRA), in which a third party seeks public ... Commissioner of the DOBI (the Commissioner) responded that, under OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, a government record does not include "trade secrets and ... documents qualified as government records subject to public disclosure. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (stating that government records for purposes of OPRA do ... by a state agency in contested cases under the APA. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, -6, -7c; N.J.A.C. 5:105-1 ...

docket:	a0886-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-11-28
status:	published
citation:	404 N.J.Super. 1 960 A.2d 397
Document Size:	54955

105 PARSONSINFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMNENT GROUP, INC v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY, SGS TESTCOM, INC and OPUS INSPECTION, INC and APPLUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC -- rank: 647

... public records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and the common law right of access. Parsons made ... for the redaction. Quoting the security based exemptions contained in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, DPP notified Parsons that redactions reflected in the SGS ... records shall be subject to public access unless exempt[ed,]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, and places the burden of establishing an exemption on the ... Div. 2011). Under OPRA, a 'government record' is defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and clearly encompasses the documents that are the subject ... or facility' and 'security measures and surveillance techniques' exceptions to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, the analysis applies with equal force to all three ... if disclosed, would give an advantage to competitors or bidders[.]' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Courts have recognized that 'OPRA does not require ...

docket:	a1893-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-26
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	96684