New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
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Superior Court Judge Travis Francis ruled that the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s $685 special service charge for civil forfeiture records requested by the ACLU is unjustified because gathering the records does not require a “Herculean effort”. Francis cited compliance by other agencies and limited the charge to the statutory fee for paper copies. NJ Advance 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: 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 …
Case Name: Steven Wronko v. Township of Old Bridge Docket Number: MID-L-002750-16 County / Vicinage: Middlesex Filing Date: May 9, 2016 Judge: Francis, Travis L. Status: Closed. Overview: In an October 27, 2016 written opinion, Middlesex County Assignment Judge Travis L. Francis ordered the Township of Old Bridge to release a police cruiser’s dashboard Read More …
Case Name: John Paff v. Andrew C. Carey in his capacity as Middlesex County Prosecutor Docket Number: MID-L-4240-15 County / Vicinage: Middlesex Filing Date: July 22, 2015 Judge: Francis, Travis L. Status: Closed Overview: John Paff filed suit against the Middlesex County Prosecutor to obtain the Promis/Gavel reports available to that office. The Promis/Gavel Read More …