Block 63, Lot 27 in Hardyston Township
Dear Sussex County,
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.
Records requested:
1. Any and all property records related to Block 63, Lot 27 in Hardyston Township currently owned by Hardyston Township.
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.
Yours faithfully,
Jane Doe
Good afternoon,
Please accept this email on behalf of Sussex County.
The County is in receipt of your OPRA request for “any and all” property
records, Your request is denied as you have not made a request for a
specific government document. Please see Bent v. Stafford Police Dep’t,
381 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2005): The Court affirmed the GRC’s decision
(GRC Complaint No. 2004-78) that the complainant’s request was broad and
unclear (“any and all”). The Council ruled that the information sought did
not amount to an identifiable government record. And MAG Entm’t, LLC v.
Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005):
The Court held that “[w]hile OPRA provides an alternative means of access
to government documents not otherwise exempted from its reach, it is not
intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government
officials to identify and siphon useful information. Rather, OPRA simply
operates to make identifiable government records ‘readily accessible for
inspection, copying, or examination.’ N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.” (emphasis added).
The Court further held that “[u]nder OPRA, agencies are required to
disclose only ‘identifiable’ government records not otherwise exempt . . .
In short, OPRA does not countenance open-ended searches of an agency's
files.” Id. at 549 (emphasis added).
Thank you,
Serena DiMaso, Esq
Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt, Cappelli & Tipton LLC
91 Larry Holmes Dr.
Easton, PA 18042
Cell: 848.893.6669
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From: Jane Doe <[OPRA #70850 email]>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2025 11:59 AM
To: Serena DiMaso <[Sussex County request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Block 63, Lot 27 in Hardyston Township
Dear Sussex County,
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.
Records requested:
1. Any and all property records related to Block 63, Lot 27 in Hardyston
Township currently owned by Hardyston Township.
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.
Yours faithfully,
Jane Doe
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