Civil lawsuit and settlement (20230427-3.txt)

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Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your commitment to transparent government.

RECORDS REQUESTED:

1. Civil lawsuit filed in Carlos Gonzalez v. Elizabeth Police Department (Federal Case No. 2:18-cv-0376)

2. Settlement Agreement or Release that resolved Carlos Gonzalez v. Elizabeth Police Department (Federal Case No. 2:18-cv-03765)

Grace D. Sequeira, Elizabeth City

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Good Morning,
Please see attachment. 

Grace Sequeira

City Clerk's Office

Deputy Municipal Clerk

50 Winfield Scott Plaza

Elizabeth, N.J. 07201

908-820-4130

Dear Ms. Sequeira:

Thank you for sending the records. Just so you know, I covered the settlement on my blog at

transparencynj.com/2023/05/18/elizabeth-paid-99500-to-settle-a-false-arrest-lawsuit-filed-by-a-diabetic-man-who-claimed-that-police-mistook-him-for-a-drunk-driver/

Yours sincerely,

John Paff