Advocate says he may sue city for records related to chief municipal prosecutor search

“Nothing in the executive order prevents the city from disclosing the names and addresses of the unsuccessful candidates because the search is now over and the position is filled,” said Paff. “Trenton’s Law Department just flatly denied my request without informing me whether or not they even checked with the unsuccessful candidates. As an open Read More …

Middlesex County Court rules only a records requestor can sue under OPRA

This case is one of at least five such lawsuits initiated by public agencies that are currently being litigated.  The five cases are summarized in this post. UPDATE (12/18/2015):  For NJ Appellate Court ruling, see https://njfog.org/2015/12/18/2707/. —– This May, NJFOG shared a post by John Paff about a lawsuit filed by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Read More …

Bergen Prosecutor’s OPRA request procedure leads to complaint, then improvement

In line with our mission to improve accessibility to public records, NJFOG, working through one of its officers, has made it easier for members of the public to request records from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.   – NJFOG Many public agencies have their own Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request form that they prefer you Read More …