Court to review Housing Authority’s OPMA violations

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 …

Court finds that Summit Housing Authority violated OPRA

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 …

CASE SUMMARY: NJFOG v. Summit Housing Authority

  Case Name:  NJFOG v. Summit Housing Authority Docket Number:  UNN-L-1927-15 County / Vicinage:  Union Filing Date:  May 29, 2015 Presiding Judge:   Hely, James Status:  closed   Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. Meetings Act counts include the agency’s failure to keep minutes for its non-public board meetings (executive or Read More …