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On July 9, 2016, attorney Richard Gutman of Montclair filed a GRC complaint on behalf of Libertarians for Transparent Government challenging the Summit Board of Education’s 1) requirement that its OPRA request form be used, and 2) decision to unilaterally grant itself an extension that went well beyond the seven business-day period. As to the Read More …
UPDATE (8/20/2015) – The summary judgment hearing scheduled for 08/21/15 has been CANCELLED. Judge Hely will decide the matter on the papers submitted. UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. UPDATE (9/9/2015) – The trial court ruled in NJFOG’s favor on OPRA counts. However, although the Summit Housing Authority has not prepared minutes Read More …
UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. — Press Release July 16, 2015 For immediate release CONTACT: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) https://njfog.org/contact/ Union County Superior Court Judge James Hely issued an opinion on Monday, July 13 that the Summit Housing Authority failed to properly reply Read More …
UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. — Press Release July 9, 2015 For immediate release CONTACT: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) https://njfog.org/contact/ The Housing Authority used to keep minutes for its non-public meetings – they are required to – but stopped a few years ago. At 10:00 Read More …
Case Name: NJFOG v. Summit Housing Authority Docket Number: UNN-L-1927-15 County / Vicinage: Union Filing Date: May 29, 2015 Presiding Judge: Hely, James Status: closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. Meetings Act counts include the agency’s failure to keep minutes for its non-public board meetings (executive or Read More …