CASE SUMMARY: LFTG v. Shore Regional High School District

Case Name:  LFTG v. Shore Regional High School District, et al Docket Number:  MON-L-003750-16 County / Vicinage:  Monmouth Filing Date:  October 25, 2016 Presiding Judge:  Thornton, Lisa P. Status:  Open   Overview: This lawsuit seeks to clarify: • Whether the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Section 10’s requirement that “an individual’s name, title, position, salary, payroll Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: LFTG v. Borough of Caldwell

  Case Name:  Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Borough of Caldwell Docket Number:  ESX-L-005197-16 County:  Essex Filing Date:  August 3, 2016 Presiding Judge:   Covello, Frank Status:  Closed   Overview: The complainant sought settlement correspondence and draft agreements traded between the parties to a lawsuit in which the Borough of Caldwell was the defendant. At Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. City of Jersey City

  Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. City of Jersey City Docket Number: HUD-L-002952-16 County / Vicinage: Hudson Filing Date: July 21, 2016 Judge: D’Alessandro, Daniel Status: Closed.   Overview: This case determined that an Open Public Records Act requestor was entitled to a handwritten settlement agreement even though the handwritten agreement expressly Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office

Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Docket Number: BUR-L-1567-16 County / Vicinage: Burlington (originally filed in Mercer Co., but transferred to Burlington Co.) Filing Date: July 21, 2016 Judge: Bookbinder, Ronald Status: Open (as of 11/28/2016)   Overview: This case stems from a June 7, 2016 Trentonian article entitled Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: LFTG v. Willingboro Township

CASE SUMMARY:  LFTG v. Willingboro Township   Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Willingboro Township and Sarah Wooding Docket Number: BUR-L-1415-16 County: Burlington Filing Date: July 1, 2016 Presiding Judge:  Bookbinder, Ronald E. Status: Resolved except issue of attorney fees award.   Overview: This case sought to determine whether a proposed release exchanged Read More …