Internal Affairs Complaint

Brightstone Legal Group made this OPRA request to Morris County Prosecutor's Office Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was refused by Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

Brightstone Legal Group

Dear Morris County Prosecutor's Office,

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: The initial Internal Affairs complaint from Chief Frank Perna of the Denville Township Police Department, to the Professional Standards unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, regarding Official Misconduct which took place on 9/22/23 by Captain Jeff Tucker of the Denville Township Police Department.

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,
Brightstone Legal Group.

Brightstone Legal Group

Dear Morris County Prosecutor's Office,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Morris County Prosecutor's Office's handling of my OPRA request 'Internal Affairs Complaint'.

I requested the following: The initial Internal Affairs complaint from Chief Frank Perna of the Denville Township Police Department, to the Professional Standards unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, regarding Official Misconduct which took place on 9/22/23 by Captain Jeff Tucker of the Denville Township Police Department.

I have received no information regarding whether or not such complaint was made by Chief Frank Perna or if the matter was investigated by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/internal...

Yours faithfully,

Brightstone Legal Group

Schmid, Thomas, Morris County Prosecutor's Office

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Dear Brightstone Legal Group:

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. A response to your request was drafted in September, but it appears that it was never sent to you. Please accept my apologies for the error and oversight. Our Office's reply to your above referenced OPRA request is attached.

Sincerely,

Thomas C. Schmid
Assistant Prosecutor || Custodian of Records
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
P.O. Box 900 - 10 Court Street
Morristown, NJ 07963
(973) 829-8217
[email address]

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