Dear Bergen 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

Dear Bergen County,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I previously submitted an identical request to the County Clerk, and I'm not sure if it is being processed or not. After calling the Clerk of the Board, I was told you are the custodian of records so I am re-submitting this to you.

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

Dear Ms. D'Aloia,

Thanks for your message sent August 26. Please pass my request on to the County Clerk's Office per OPRA. For what it's worth, I tried to send an identical request to them on August 16, but never received any response. What email address should I use for them?

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil