Mr. Kratovil,

 

This office received your OPRA request below on 8/16/2024.  Kindly refer
to the attached records, as provided by the Ocean County Finance
Department, in response to your request for ‘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)’, specifically ‘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’; and ‘2) Invoices for
outside counsel, legal consultants, and other expenses associated with the
lawsuits described above since July 1, 2020’.  This response completes
your request.  

 

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle I. Gunther

Clerk of the Board

Ocean County Board of Commissioners

101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191

Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2191

Phone: (732) 929-2005

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From: Charlie Kratovil
<[OPRA #64939 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 3:44 PM
To: OPRA <[Ocean County request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Ballot Design Case Expenses

 

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Dear Ocean 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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