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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: 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 …
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson ruled on July 12, 2016 that the Government Records Council’s (GRC) unapproved meeting minutes are exempt from disclosure because they are pre-decisional and deliberative. The ruling agrees with the GRC’s decision in the case of Parave-Fogg. The Superior Court lawsuit was an attempt to have the Parave-Fogg decision Read More …
This is a good article about the issues in the NJFOG v. Trenton School Board case, which highlights the systemic issues with regard to Open Public Meetings Act compliance statewide. –NJFOG N.J. open records group wins judgments against Trenton school board By Kevin Shea NJ.com June 30, 2015 (Full article here and posted below) TRENTON – Read More …