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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 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 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 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 …
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 …