Dear F.T. Wilkens ,

Thank you for registering with Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey Open Public Records Center, an online, public portal. Below you
will find your portal login and password information .

Login:  [OPRA #28252 email]
 
If you have never used this system or cannot remember your password, you
may request a [1]Temporary Password
 

If you are a first time user and did not submit your request through the
public portal but are receiving this e-mail, an account has been created
for you with the login and password listed above. At this account you can
access, track and receive any documents in response to your request.

Please log in to the [2]Rutgers University Open Public Records Center and
then "My Request Center" to update any contact or password information on
your account and to view your request.

The University Custodian of Records will contact you if there are
questions regarding your request or provide you a response. If you have
questions, you may contact the OPRA Administrator at 973.972.1887.
Thank you again for registering with the Rutgers University Open Public
Records Center.
 
 
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Dear :

Thank you for submitting your request for government records of Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. Your request has been received and is
being processed in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Records Act
(OPRA), NJSA 47:1 et seq. Your request was received through the online,
public portal [1]Rutgers University Open Public Records Center of this
office on 12/17/2021 and given the reference number R007033-121721.  

Your request will be forwarded to the Office of the Custodian of
Records for review and processing, including determining the volume of
responsive documents and any potential costs associated with satisfying
your request. Please note, the N.J. Open Public Records Act does not
require the University to create new documents, to conduct research, or to
answer questions for information.

Records Requested: Dear Rutgers University, This is a request for public
records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not
required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this
message. Records requested: Any and all communications within the last
calendar year between Rutgers Emergency Services Chief William Scott and
any representative of the Piscataway Township government in regards to the
usage of the North Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, and/or
HMH-JFK for EMS service on Rutgers campuses. Any and all communications
within the last calendar year between Rutgers Emergency Services Chief
William Scott and any representative of Rutgers University leadership in
regards to the usage of the North Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue
Squad, and/or HMH-JFK for EMS service on Rutgers campuses. Yours
faithfully, F.T. Wilkens
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The Office of the Custodian of Records uses the [2]Rutgers University Open
Public Records Center to communicate with you, respond to and track all
open public records requests.  If you have submitted your request
electronically through Rutgers Open Public Records Center portal, you have
already been required to create an account.

Notice to First Time Portal Users:

If you are a first time user and did not submit your request through the
public portal, you are receiving this request because the Rutgers Office
of the Custodian has created an account for you at the [3]Rutgers
University Open Public Records Center . 

To access your account and view your request:

1.Go to: [4]Rutgers University Open Public Records Center.

2. Select/open  "My Records Center"
3. Enter your email and password as provided in your previously received
Welcome Letter.

You can monitor your request through the [5]Rutgers University Open Public
Records Center at "My Request Center."

Thank you and if you have questions, you  may contact the OPRA
Administrator at (973) 972-1981.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

University Custodian of Records

Office of Enterprise Risk Management, Ethics and Compliance

65 Bergen Street, Ste. 1346 

Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709

Phone: (973) 972-1981

Fax: (973) 972-2396

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Reference: Rutgers Open Public Records Request, # R007033-121721

Dear ,

Please accept this letter as the University Custodian of Records response
to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
(“OPRA”). On December 17, 2021, this office received your request for the
following:

“Dear Rutgers University,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:

Any and all communications within the last calendar year between Rutgers
Emergency Services Chief William Scott and any representative of the
Piscataway Township government in regards to the usage of the North
Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, and/or HMH-JFK for EMS
service on Rutgers campuses.

Any and all communications within the last calendar year between Rutgers
Emergency Services Chief William Scott and any representative of Rutgers
University leadership in regards to the usage of the North Stelton Fire
Company, River Road Rescue Squad, and/or HMH-JFK for EMS service on
Rutgers campuses.

Yours faithfully,

F.T. Wilkens

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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #28252 email]

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University? If so, please contact us using this form:
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The University is reaching out to confirm if you are able to identify the
email recipients for your request. In particular, please identify:

email addresses for "any representative of the Piscataway Township
government" and individual names for "any representative of Rutgers
University leadership."

Please also confirm that for our search, you would like us to use the
following keywords: "North Stelton Fire Company" "River Road Rescue Squad"
"HMH-JFK for EMS".
As a friendly reminder, In 2010, the GRC defined a proper request for
emails: “[I]n order to specifically identify an email, OPRA requests must
contain (1) the content and/or subject of the email, (2) the specific date
or range of dates during which the email was transmitted or the emails
were transmitted, and (3) a valid email request must identify the sender
and/or recipient thereof.” Elcavage v. West Milford Twp., GRC Complaint
No. 2009-07 (April 8, 2010). The GRC revisited the description of a proper
request in 2013, stating “An OPRA request is thus only valid if the
subject of the request can be readily identifiable based on the request.
In the case of emails or documents stored on a computer, a simple keyword
search may be sufficient to identify any records that may be responsive to
a request. In both cases, emails and correspondence, a completed “subject”
or “regarding” line may be sufficient to determine whether the record
relates to the described subject. To reiterate, a valid OPRA request
requires a search, not research. What a custodian is not required to do,
however, is to actually read through numerous emails and correspondence to
determine if same is responsive: in other words, conduct research.” Verry
v. Borough of South Bound Brook (Somerset), GRC Complaint Nos. 2013-43 and
2013-53 (November 2013).  

Furthermore, OPRA does not require a custodian to conduct research or an
agency to expend “indisputably limited agency resources to sift through
the [agency's] vast files and identify, analyze and select potentially
relevant and responsive public records.” Spectraserv v. Middlesex County
Utilities Authority, 416 N.J. Super.  565, 578 (App. Div. 2010), Burnett
v. Gloucester County, 415 N.J. Super. 506, 515 (App. Div. 2010). OPRA “is
not intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government
officials to identify and siphon useful information.” MAG Entertainment v.
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 547 (App.
Div. 2005). “In short, OPRA does not countenance open-ended searches of an
agency’s files.” Id. at 549.
 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free
to contact my office at 973.972.1981.

Sincerely,

Jewell Battle

University Custodian of Records

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

973.972.1981

To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the [1]Open
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Reference: Rutgers Open Public Records Request # R007033-121721

Dear ,

Please accept this letter as the University Custodian of Records response
to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
(“OPRA”). On December 17, 2021, this office received your request for the
following:

“Dear Rutgers University,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:

Any and all communications within the last calendar year between Rutgers
Emergency Services Chief William Scott and any representative of the
Piscataway Township government in regards to the usage of the North
Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, and/or HMH-JFK for EMS
service on Rutgers campuses.

Any and all communications within the last calendar year between Rutgers
Emergency Services Chief William Scott and any representative of Rutgers
University leadership in regards to the usage of the North Stelton Fire
Company, River Road Rescue Squad, and/or HMH-JFK for EMS service on
Rutgers campuses.

Yours faithfully,

F.T. Wilkens

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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #28252 email]

Is [Rutgers University request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Rutgers
University? If so, please contact us using this form:
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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

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Upon receiving your request, the undersigned sent you an email seeking
clarification of your request.

As of this writing, you have failed to provide the requested
clarification. Therefore, at this time we are withdrawing your request and
considering it closed. Should you wish to resubmit your revised request
please do so by contacting the Office of the Custodian of Records through
the Rutgers Open Public Records Center website, or via the regular mail
to: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University Custodian of
Records, University Ethics and Compliance, 335 George Street, Suite 3300,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

If you have any questions, please contact my office at 973.972.1981.

Sincerely,

Jewell Battle

University Custodian of Records

University Ethics and Compliance

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

973.972.1981

To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the [1]Open
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