Ballot Design Case Expenses
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Mercer County as part of a batch sent to 19 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear Mercer County,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access.
The records requested relate to two federal lawsuits concerning the design of New Jersey’s primary ballots: Conforti v. Hanlon, 3:20-cv-08267 (USDNJ) and Kim v. Hanlon, 3:24-cv-01098 (USDNJ) including its Third Circuit appeal (3d Cir, 24-1594).
Records requested:
1. Documents constituting or evidencing a list of all payments to outside counsel, legal consultants, and other expenses associated with these lawsuits since July 1, 2020. (Note: I am seeking payments related to the legal challenges described above. If you cannot sort in that manner, then I will take a list of all payments. This probably exists in a vendor history/activity report.)
2. Invoices for outside counsel, legal consultants, and other expenses associated with the lawsuits described above since July 1, 2020. (Note: Again, I am only seeking payments related to the legal challenges described above. If you can sort in that manner, then that is all that is needed. Otherwise, I request all invoices.)
Please produce the list of payments immediately. I understand the invoices may take longer, although they are also "immediate access" documents.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Charlies KRATOVIL:
Thank you for your interest in open public records of Mercer County Open
Public Records Center. Your request has been received and is being
processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your
request was received in this office on 8/19/2024 and given the reference
number R006845-081924 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: The records requested relate to two federal lawsuits
concerning the design of New Jersey’s primary ballots: Conforti v. Hanlon,
3:20-cv-08267 (USDNJ) and Kim v. Hanlon, 3:24-cv-01098 (USDNJ) including
its Third Circuit appeal (3d Cir, 24-1594). Records requested: 1.
Documents constituting or evidencing a list of all payments to outside
counsel, legal consultants, and other expenses associated with these
lawsuits since July 1, 2020. (Note: I am seeking payments related to the
legal challenges described above. If you cannot sort in that manner, then
I will take a list of all payments. This probably exists in a vendor
history/activity report.) 2. Invoices for outside counsel, legal
consultants, and other expenses associated with the lawsuits described
above since July 1, 2020. (Note: Again, I am only seeking payments related
to the legal challenges described above. If you can sort in that manner,
then that is all that is needed. Otherwise, I request all invoices.)
Please produce the list of payments immediately. I understand the invoices
may take longer, although they are also "immediate access" documents.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.PLEASE
NOTE: The Open Public Records Act does not require a governmental body to
create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you
for using the Mercer County Open Public Records Center.
County of Mercer
County Counsel's Office
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Charlies KRATOVIL
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 19, 2024, Reference # R006845-081924
Dear Sir/Madam:
This office serves as the custodian of records for the County of Mercer under
the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We are in receipt of your recent request
for government records pertaining to the above subject. Please accept the following
initial response to same.
Please refer to previous OPRA requests 6501, 6647 and 6767 in the Archive
section.
Yours truly,
Paul
R. Adezio
Mercer County Counsel
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Dear Mr. Adezio,
Thanks for your reply. I was able to download some files that were released pursuant to request #6501. However, there were no files available for me to download associated with requests #6647 or #6767.
Please advise, thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
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Charlies KRATOVIL
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 19, 2024, Reference # R006845-081924
Dear Sir/Madam:
This office serves as the custodian of records for the County of Mercer under
the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We are in receipt of your recent request
for government records pertaining to the above subject. Please accept the following
response to same.
Please recheck requests 6647 and 6767 now; the accessibility of those files
have been changed for you to be able to view them.
Yours truly,
Paul
R. Adezio
Mercer County Counsel
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Dear Mercer County Counsel's Office,
Thanks very much for your assistance. Does this conclude the county's response to the request or are there additional responsive records?
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
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Charlies KRATOVIL
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 19, 2024, Reference # R006845-081924
Dear Sir/Madam:
This office serves as the custodian of records for the
County of Mercer under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We
are in receipt of your recent request for government records pertaining to
the above subject. Please accept the following supplemental response to
same.
Please login to the [2]Mercer County Open Public Records Center to
view the available government records. That is all the records we have
available. Be advised that all invoices have been satisfied by the County.
If you believe there are any additional government records, please advise.
Grieco v. Boro of Haddon Heights, 449 N.J. Super. 513 (Law Div. 2015).
Yours truly,
Paul R. Adezio
Mercer County Counsel
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Dear Mercer County Counsel's Office,
I appreciate your response to my request. However, the link you provided for me to "login" includes contract terms and conditions that "will be governed by California law" (Granicus Terms of Use, "General").
As such, I respectfully must decline to create an account on this platform. Please provide the requested records as email attachments. Feel free to contact me at 732-993-9697 if you have any questions, thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
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Charlies KRATOVIL
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of August 19, 2024, Reference # R006845-081924
Dear Sir/Madam:
This office serves as the custodian of records for the
County of Mercer under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA). We
are in receipt of your recent request for government records pertaining to
the above subject. Please accept the following response to same.
Please refer to previous OPRA requests 6501, 6647 and 6767 in the Archive
section. You do not need to create an account to view prior
requests. These are all the records we have available. All invoices have
been satisfied by the County.
If you believe there are any additional government records, please advise.
Grieco v. Boro of Haddon Heights, 449 N.J. Super. 513 (Law Div. 2015).
Yours truly,
Paul R. Adezio
Mercer County Counsel
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