Dear Englishtown Borough,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Records requested:

-- Please go back to the files and pull "All Invoices From Plosia Cohen LLC and Joseph D. Youssouf, Esq. For "Francisco v. Cooke" Suit and Joint Insurance Fund (JIF) Settlement."

-- Could you please include the following dates: January 1, 2021 - February 1, 2025.

-- Plus confirm if there were any payments from the Borough of Englishtown and/or the Joint Insurance Fund (JIF) to:

DANIEL FRANCISCO
ORI KATZIN
FIREARMS POLICY COALITION, INC.

-- The previous set of records you sent were from 2023. This was appreciated, but there were far more invoices issued on account of Daniel Francisco’s law suit in an attempt to cash damages against Englishtown taxpayers.

- We do know Francisco's law suit against Englishtown cost taxpayer at least $4,635.00 (Invoice 52520: $2,535.00; Invoice 52556 $660.00; Invoice 52586: $1,440.00)

While I am grateful for your previous assistance, it was disclosed:
• August 2021 Daniel Francisco and ex-chief Cooke failed to inform the borough attorney of Englishtown and governing body of Francisco's straw-man law suit that was filed through the Firearms Policy Coalition's (FPC).

• We do know Francisco tried to sue for damages, but a motion filed by Plosia Cohen LLC blocked Francisco's attempt in December 2022. There are no pay-outs to look for in that area to look for at this time.

- It is unknown how much more Daniel Francisco's copy-cat law suit cost taxpayers between January 2023 - December 2024. It is estimated that it may have about $5,000.00.

- According to the final consent decree, ex-chief Peter S. Cooke, Jr. was ordered: "Defendant Peter S. Cooke, Jr. in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Borough of Englishtown Police shall pay to Plaintiffs' Counsel the amount of $3,000 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 within 60 days hereof."

- Here is the link to the final decree: https://assets.nationbuilder.com/firearm...

- Here is the exact page location ordering Cooke to pay $3,000.00:
"Case 3:21-cv-14575-GC-DEA Document 62 Filed 07/11/24 Page 5 of 9 PageID: 165"
- The disbursement of the $3,000.00 payment remains unconfirmed. It is unclear whether if Cooke made the payment personally or if it was covered by Englishtown Borough and the JIF.. Clarification regarding the funding source is required. Confirmation cannot be sought from Cooke, as his arrest on charges of conspiracy, computer crime, and shoplifting resulted in the suspension without pay and access to his files.

If you cannot locate the records, please ask Daniel Francisco. Francisco publicly stated on Facebook that "It's not the town being sued, so I couldn't have described it that way. They aren't named, It's the decision of Chief Cooke in his capacity, and we are friends."

Given nature of their close friendship, Francisco most likely possesses text message communications with Cooke which could clarify the financial transactions. Could you please ask him to submit those records.

Thank you again for your assistance with this matter.

Yours sincerely,
Anonymous