Ballot Design Case Expenses
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Dear Passaic 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
Good morning Charlie,
Please kindly submit this request through our OPRA Tracking system which can be found by going to https://www.passaiccountynj.org/ and clicking on the OPRA Request button on the main page.
I will adjust your date of submission to reflect Friday, August 16th. Thank you and have a great day.
Marc E. Seemon, Deputy Administrator
County of Passaic
Office: 973-881-4407 Fax: 973-881-2853
Address: 401 Grand Street, Room 205, Paterson, NJ
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The website that you linked to indicates that "By logging in, you agree to GovQA's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use." Respectfully, I do not wish to make any agreements with private corporations in order to exercise my rights under the OPRA. Please process my request and email me the requested records. Thank you kindly.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Good afternoon Charlie can you please contact me at the number listed below, thank you.
Marc E. Seemon, Deputy Administrator
County of Passaic
Office: 973-881-4407 Fax: 973-881-2853
Address: 401 Grand Street, Room 205, Paterson, NJ
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST of August 20, 2024, Reference #
R011860-082024
Dear Charlie Kravotil,
The County of Passaic (“County”) received a request for government records
from you on August 20, 2024. Specifically, you requested the following:
“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.”
The County has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to
your request. Please log in to the [2]Passaic County Public Record
Center at the following link to retrieve the government records.
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Please note that the County is not a named defendant in Conforti v.
Hanlon. Therefore, the County did not assign counsel to that case and
there are no responsive documents pertaining to it.
This response does not waive or limit any other rights afforded to the
County under OPRA. All rights afforded under OPRA are expressly reserved.
OPRA No. R011860-082024 is now closed. If you have any questions, do not
hesitate to contact my office at (973) 881-4405.
Sincerely,
Marc E. Seemon
Custodian of Records
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Dear Mr. Seemon,
Per our discussion, please provide the responsive records for OPRA No. R011860-082024 as email attachments. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
I am currently out of the office with limited access to emails and will
return on Tuesday, August 27th.
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Hi Mr. Kravotil,
Attached please find the responsive documents for OPRA No.
R011860-082024. Please note that the County is not a named defendant in
Conforti v. Hanlon. Therefore, the County did not assign counsel to that
case.
Best regards,
Nicholas Haggerty
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