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UPDATE (8/20/2015) – The summary judgment hearing scheduled for 08/21/15 has been CANCELLED. Judge Hely will decide the matter on the papers submitted. UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. UPDATE (9/9/2015) – The trial court ruled in NJFOG’s favor on OPRA counts. However, although the Summit Housing Authority has not prepared minutes Read More …
UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. — Press Release July 16, 2015 For immediate release CONTACT: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) https://njfog.org/contact/ Union County Superior Court Judge James Hely issued an opinion on Monday, July 13 that the Summit Housing Authority failed to properly reply Read More …
UPDATE (12/18/2015): For NJ Appellate Court ruling, see https://njfog.org/2015/12/18/2707/. — What has come to be called “first strikes” or “pre-emptive strikes” by public agencies is a hot topic these days with a growing number of records requestors finding themselves as unwitting defendants in court actions initiated by public agencies. Since the OPRA statute mandates reimbursement Read More …
Another public agency sues a records requestor in strategic “first strike.” A May 20th Middlesex County hearing and subsequent ruling may help to end the practice and establish that only a requestor has the right to bring an OPRA lawsuit in line with the intent of the law. -NJFOG NJ Open Government Notes May Read More …