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records.  As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request and is denied. 
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documents sought, then that request is not “encompassed” by OPRA. See New
Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing,
390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007).  A proper request under OPRA
must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired,
and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an
agency's documents.  See Bent v. Stafford Police Department,
381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005). Custodians are not required to
conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.   
On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 10:24 AM James Tyson
<[1][OPRA #18293 email]> wrote:

Dear Paterson Charter School for Science & Technology,

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:
Please provide me your employee payroll information for the
2019-2020 and 2020-2021 periods.

Yours faithfully,

James Tyson

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Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
196 W Railway Avenue Paterson, NJ 07503
Phone: 973-247-0600
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