Frank Capoano Theft by Deception
Dear Old Bridge Township,
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:
Frank Capoano Theft by Deception
Yours faithfully,
Dan Watkins
OPRA-Req-24-0391
Date Received: 3/26/2024
Status: Received
Applicant: Dan Watkins
Information Requested:
Records requested:
Frank Capoano Theft by Deception
RESPONSE:
Please resubmit your request, stating specific document/documents
you seek.
The above OPRA request is denied for the following reasons:
1. OPRA is not intended as a research tool litigants may use to
force government officials to ident ify and siphon useful
information. Under OPRA, agencies are required to disclose only
"identifiable" governmental documents not otherwise exempt.
Wholesale requests for general information which have to be
collated, analyzed and compiled by the entity are not required.
This governmental custodian is not required to conduct research,
analyze, collate, compile and/or correlate data from existing
government records.
A blanket request for all documents is not a document request
pursuant to OPRA and existing case law. MAG Entm't, LLC v. Div of
ABC, 375 N.J. Super. 534,546-549 (App. Div. 2005), "under OPRA,
agencies are required to disclose only 'identifiable' government
records and not otherwise exempt..
In short, OPRA does not countenance open-ended searches of
agency's files" Id. (emphasis added). Bent v. Stafford Police
Dep't. 381 N.J. Super. 30,37 (App. Div. 2005), N.J. Builders Ass'n
v. N.J. Council on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166, 180
(App. Div. 2007); Schule r v. Borough of Bloomsbury, GRC Complaint
No. 2007-151 (February 2009).
2. A request for a "file" "all" "any and all" etc. is invalid
because it represents a blanket request for a class of various,
unidentifiable records and constitutes a broad and unclear
request. See Morgano v Essex Cnty. Prosecutors's Office, GRC
Complaint No. 2007-190 (February 2008); Nunley v N.J. State Parole
Bd., GRC Complaint No. 2013 -335 (July 2014); Redden v. Cape May
Cnty. Prosecutor's Office GRC Complaint No. 2007-206 (September
2009); Bragg v. N.J. Dept of Corrections, GRC Complaint No.
2010-145 (March2011); Bradley-Williams v. Atlantic Cnty. Jail, GRC
Complaint No. 2011-232 (December 2012); Torian v. N.J. State
Parole Bd., GRC Complaint No. 2013-245 (June 2014)
If your request for access to a government record has been denied
or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law,
you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Old
Bridge to deny access . At your option, you may either institute a
proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint
with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial
of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free
telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about
the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior
Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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Dear Old Bridge Township,
The records requested is the police report or municipal complaint of: Theft by Deception on May 16, 2014). The Old Bridge Municipal Court made a final decision on July 1, 2014 please supply the records per the Freedom of Information Act.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Watkins