Middlesex County Judge rules special service charge not warranted

Superior Court Judge Travis Francis ruled that the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s $685 special service charge for civil forfeiture records requested by the ACLU is unjustified because gathering the records does not require a “Herculean effort”. Francis cited compliance by other agencies and limited the charge to the statutory fee for paper copies.   NJ Advance Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: LFTG v. Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, et al.

Case Name:  LFTG v. Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, et al. Docket Number:  MID-L-005006-16 County / Vicinage:  Middlesex Filing Date:  August 26, 2016 Presiding Judge:  Francis, Travis L. Status:  Open   Overview: This lawsuit seeks records pertaining to the June 2, 2016 death of Daniel Nagahama. The only information thus far released about the twenty-eight year Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: NJFOG v. Spotswood Board of Education

  Case Name:  NJFOG v. Spotswood Board of Education Docket Number:  MID-L-4615-16 County / Vicinage:  Middlesex Filing Date:  August 8, 2016 Presiding Judge:  Vignuolo, Lisa M. (formerly Francis, Travis L.) Status:  Closed   Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. The OPRA request that gave rise to the lawsuit was for the Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: Steven Wronko v. Township of Old Bridge

Case Name:  Steven Wronko v. Township of Old Bridge Docket Number:  MID-L-002750-16 County / Vicinage:  Middlesex Filing Date:  May 9, 2016 Judge:  Francis, Travis L. Status:  Closed.   Overview: In an October 27, 2016 written opinion, Middlesex County Assignment Judge Travis L. Francis ordered the Township of Old Bridge to release a police cruiser’s dashboard Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: John Paff v. Andrew C. Carey, Middlesex County Prosecutor

Case Name: John Paff v. Andrew C. Carey in his capacity as Middlesex County Prosecutor Docket Number: MID-L-4240-15 County / Vicinage: Middlesex Filing Date: July 22, 2015 Judge: Francis, Travis L. Status: Closed   Overview: John Paff filed suit against the Middlesex County Prosecutor to obtain the Promis/Gavel reports available to that office. The Promis/Gavel Read More …