Dear Woodbury City,

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:

A copy of the email dated May 24, 2022, sent by either Chief Thomas Ryan ([email address]) or Lieutenant Brian Boucher ([email address]), who were serving as Officer in Charge of the Woodbury Heights Police Department at that time, to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office Internal Affairs Unit concerning allegations of misconduct by Chief Moline.

Please include all associated metadata, attachments, and any subsequent correspondence related to this communication.

Legal Justification:

This email constitutes a government record under OPRA and is subject to retention and disclosure. According to the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Records Retention Schedules, such records must be retained for a minimum of seven years. Additionally, the New Jersey Supreme Court in Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor’s Office, 250 N.J. 124 (2022), held that while internal affairs records are exempt under OPRA, they may be accessible under the common law right of access when the public interest in disclosure outweighs the need for confidentiality, as seen by the release of the relevant Internal Affairs documentation by the GCPO.

If the requested record is available in electronic format, I prefer to receive it via email. Should there be any fees associated with this request, please inform me in advance.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

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,

FratLawz