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Case Name: NJFOG v. Lawrence Township Council Docket Number: MER-L-1832-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: September 12, 2016 Presiding Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. OPRA counts were settled by court order in November 2016. Though NJFOG sought summary judgment on Read More …
Case Name: NJFOG v. Lawrence Township Board of Education Docket Number: MER-L-1831-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: September 12, 2016 Presiding Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. Records Act (OPRA) counts were settled in November 2016 (see documents below), and the Read More …
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 Name: Richard Lord v. City of Trenton, et al Docket Number: MER-L-1582-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: August 8, 2016 Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: Closed (As of 11/7/16, the plaintiff’s attorney’s fee application is the only open item.) Overview: This lawsuit was filed after Richard Lord of Edison learned that Read More …
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 …