Middlesex County Court rules only a records requestor can sue under OPRA

This case is one of at least five such lawsuits initiated by public agencies that are currently being litigated.  The five cases are summarized in this post. UPDATE (12/18/2015):  For NJ Appellate Court ruling, see https://njfog.org/2015/12/18/2707/. —– This May, NJFOG shared a post by John Paff about a lawsuit filed by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Read More …

Atlantic County Judge says public agencies can’t sue under OPRA!

A judge in Atlantic County has held that public agencies cannot sue requestors for declarations that the records sought are not subject to OPRA.  The court affirmed that only the requestor can sue under OPRA and awarded attorney’s fees to the defendant-requestor! Click HERE to see the written opinion and order in the case, Township of Hamilton v. Read More …