Appellate Court rejects declaratory judgment action against Bergen Co.

Stop & Shop filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Bergen County after a record was first disclosed to them with a 2nd OPRA request several years after their first request. The record, though responsive to the first request, was not specifically requested. In this particular set of circumstances, the Appellate Court rejected the suit, in Read More …

Teaneck sues resident who filed a multitude of records requests

Teaneck filed suit against a records requestor who submitted approximately 300 requests in a two-month period. The municipality is seeking relief from its duty to respond and wants the requestor stripped of his right to submit future requests. Teaneck officials are claiming harrassment and abuse of OPRA. Most of the OPRA requests were withdrawn, with Read More …

Colts Neck files “first strike” suit in OPRA matter

UPDATE (Sept. 14, 2016):  Colts Neck has had a change of heart regarding its lawsuit to have the records declared not public. They have decided to not pursue the lawsuit and have produced the records. ————-   Colts Neck Township has filed a declaratory action seeking a court ruling as to whether a report relating Read More …

NJ Supreme Court to decide who has a right to sue

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the Appellate Division’s December 18, 2015 ruling that only requestors can file an OPRA lawsuit, or rather, that there is no declaratory judgment action for public agencies with regard to records requests.   A-68-15 In the Matter of the New Jersey State Fireman’s Read More …

NJ Appellate Court says only a requestor can sue under OPRA. NJ Supreme Court to hear appeal.

UPDATE (8/8/2017):  The NJ Supreme Court issued its decision on August 3, 2017. NJFOG is working on a summary of the ruling and will post it soon. UPDATE (5/2/2016):  The NJ Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Firemen’s Association’s appeal of the Appellate Division’s ruling that only requestors and not custodians can file an Read More …