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Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Docket Number: OCN-L-1699-16 County: Ocean Filing Date: June 23, 2016 Presiding Judge: Mark Troncone Status: Closed Overview: This case seeks to determine how much information a government employer who forces an employee to resign under threat of removal must disclose in response Read More …
NJFOG wrote about this issue in August 2015. The case was subsequently filed and heard on January 4, 2016. At issue is whether Executive Order 26 has teeth, specifically the part that says “resumes of unsuccessful candidates may be disclosed after the search has been concluded and the position has been filled, but only where the unsuccessful Read More …
An Ocean County prosecutor has been removed as the Office’s OPRA custodian after posting negative comments about OPRA and about the President on his personal Facebook page. As stated in the article, “Employees of the Prosecutor’s Office are held to a code of conduct that requires them to appear neutral in matters of politics to Read More …
Prosecutor’s office declines to pursue charges against a records custodian, despite a certified statement by a subsequent custodian that the prior custodian destroyed public records without authorization. -NJFOG Nov. 25, 2015 by John Paff NJ Open Government Notes (John’s blog entry is re-posted below.) On February 17, 2015, I asked Detective Gregory A. Lauretta, Jr. Read More …
UPDATE (9/28/2015) – The decision was for the defendant in this case, unfortunately. Public access to up-to-date court records remains an area that needs improvement. — The Promis/Gavel System is the state’s criminal case database. There is limited information available online or using a public access terminal at a courthouse. Further, the public portal may not list all Read More …