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46 JOHN T. PAFF v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BOARD OF REVIEW -- rank: 726

... precludes access to documents and information made confidential by statute; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6, Paff filed an appeal with the GRC challenging the custodian ... action in Superior Court or a complaint with the GRC. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. If the complaint is filed with the GRC, the GRC ... is an alternative to review by the Superior Court. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. When the GRC decides to proceed with an investigation and ... preserves the common law right of access to public records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. A fine of $200 may be assessed against any "officer ...

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

47 O.R. o/b/o O.R. v. DONNA GIBBS-NINI -- rank: 726

... proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. "Government record" is defined as any paper, written or printed ... are to be conducted in a "summary or expedited manner." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. As such, they are to proceed under Rule 4:67 ...

docket:	a5509-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-17
status:	unpublished
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48 JOHN DOE, JR. v. WEST WINDSOR PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT -- rank: 726

... proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. "Government record" is defined as any paper, written or printed ... are to be conducted in a "summary or expedited manner." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. As such, they are to proceed under Rule 4:67 ...

docket:	a1263-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-17
status:	unpublished
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49 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/trial/l-3217-05.opn.html -- rank: 723

... s decision by filing an action in Superior Court. . . . ” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. During the proceeding, the records custodian bears the burden to ...

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50 FRANK R. CIESLA v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES -- rank: 723

... Superior Court or by filing a complaint with the GRC. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. The public agency bears the burden of proving that the ... action in Superior Court or a complaint with the GRC. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. . . . While the GRC must make an initial "determination as to ... 1A-1.1; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. [Emphasis added.] Likewise, in Serrano v. South Brunswick Township , 358 ...

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

51 WILLIAM J. BRENNAN v. BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE -- rank: 723

... agency bears the burden to demonstrate authority for denying access. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. 11 The Governor may exempt government records from disclosure by ...

docket:	a5440-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-06
status:	unpublished
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52 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 721

... proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. To determine whether a party has prevailed, New Jersey courts ...

docket:	a5833-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-11
status:	unpublished
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53 CYNTHIA TEETERS v. DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES -- rank: 715

... as follows: "Whether [petitioner] is a 'prevailing party' pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and 47:1A-7(f) as a result of the ... Council in which it had denied attorney's fees under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and -7f after invoking the holding of Buckhannon B oar ... The New Jersey statutes have a different tone and flavor. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and 47:1A-7f each provide: "A requestor who prevails ... of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-4, shortly after N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and -7 were adopted, was a renunciation of a narrower ... entitled to an award of a "reasonable attorney's fee." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6, -7f. We are constrained to observe that, according to the ...

docket:	a5494-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-08-15
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	60965

54 Libertarians for Transparent Government v. Cumberland County -- rank: 715

... attorney’s fees to Libertarians as the prevailing party under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 is reinstated. (pp. 17-19) The judgment of the Appellate ... awarded Libertarians attorney’s fees as the prevailing party under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6; the parties consented to the amount of the fees, subject ... attorney’s fees to Libertarians as the prevailing party under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. Afterward, the parties agreed on the amount of counsel fees ...

docket:	a-34-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2022-03-07
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55 FRED BURNETT v. COUNTY OF BERGEN -- rank: 712

... to the Superior Court for addressing access to public records. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and -7. On April 4, 2006, plaintiff withdrew his GRC ... prevailing party" in any proceeding challenging a denial of access. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. In Teeters v. DYFS , 387 N.J. Super. 423 , 431 ...

docket:	a2002-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-08-22
status:	published
citation:	402 N.J.Super. 319 954 A.2d 483
Document Size:	115169

56 CHRIS DOE v. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 709

... the agency to prove 'the denial . . . [was] authorized by law.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A- - 6. An agency 'seeking to restrict the public's right of ... party shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. A-5285-18T2 12 OPRA 'only allows requests for records ...

docket:	a5285-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-01-12
status:	Published
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57 NEW JERSEY SECOND AMENDMENT SOCIETY v. DIVISION OF STATE POLICE OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBIC SAFETY -- rank: 707

... it appropriately denied a request,' Brennan, ___ N.J. at ___ (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6), and that its denial is authorized by law, Paff v ... Office, 446 N.J. Super. 163, 178 (App. Div.) (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6), certif. granted, 228 N.J. 403 (2016). Generally, '[u]nder ...

docket:	a2033-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-19
status:	published
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Document Size:	78589

58 COURIER NEWS v. HUNTERDON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, -- rank: 707

... proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee. �������� ��������[ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 (emphasis added).] This statutory language requires a trial court to ... proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. ����Defendant does not dispute that the 911 tape is a ...

docket:	a3353-02
court:	njappellate
decided:	2003-03-19
status:	published
citation:	358 N.J. Super. 373
Document Size:	26533

59 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: 707

... s fees and costs as the prevailing party under OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 6. On November 30, 2016, after hearing oral argument, Judge Jacobson ... places the burden of establishing an exemption on the government, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6, to provide a specific reason for withholding a government record ... proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 6. 'To be entitled to such counsel fees under OPRA, a ...

docket:	a1893-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-26
status:	unpublished
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60 GAYLE ANN LIVECCHIA v. BOROUGH OF MOUNT ARLINGTON -- rank: 707

... Gannett , supra , 379 N.J. Super. at 215. See also N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 (stating "[t]he public agency shall have the burden of ... partial denial of her records request before the GRC. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 (stating that when a public agency denies access to public ...

docket:	a4501-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-13
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 24 22 A.3d 140
Document Size:	48630