Kelly v. NBPA Settlement - Follow-up Request
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to New Brunswick Parking Authority
Dear New Brunswick Parking Authority,
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-5(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 complete copy of the executed settlement agreement in KELLY v. NEW BRUNSWICK PARKING AUTHORITY (3:2024cv10706). I have previously requested this record and was told it would be shared with me when it was executed.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Thank you for your email. I am currently out on leave and will have
limited access to email.
For any urgent questions or assistance during my absence, please contact
Darsheena Castine at [email address].
I will respond to your message as soon as possible upon my return.
Best regards,
Alexandra Perez
Human Resource Manager
Denial provided on May 13, 2026
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From: Aaron Rainone <[1][email address]>
Date: Wed, May 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Kelly v. NBPA settlement
To: Charlie Kratovil <[2][email address]>, [3][email address]
<[4][email address]>
Dear Mr. Kratovil:
This correspondence is the New Brunswick Parking Authority's response to
your request submitted pursuant to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S. A.
47:1A-1 et seq. (OPRA), seeking a copy of the settlement agreement related
to Kelly v. the NBPA.
The New Brunswick Parking Authority denies your request at this time
because the document you seek is not a final, executed settlement
agreement. Rather, it is a draft/proposed agreement that remains under
negotiation and has not been approved or finalized. As such, it is not a
final agency record subject to disclosure at this stage.
As you are aware, OPRA does not require disclosure of records that are
pre-decisional and deliberative in nature, including draft documents and
materials reflecting ongoing negotiations. Disclosure of a non-final
settlement document would reveal negotiating positions and internal
deliberations before the Authority has reached a final determination.
If and when a final settlement agreement is fully executed, you may submit
a new OPRA request at that time, and the Authority will evaluate the
request consistent with OPRA and applicable law.
Aaron L. Rainone, Esq. | Associate Attorney
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555 U.S. Route One South, Suite 440
Iselin, New Jersey 08830
Direct: (732) 709-4182
Fax: (732) 791-1555
Email: [6][email address]
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From: Charlie Kratovil <[8][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 2:40 PM
To: [9][email address]
Cc: Aaron Rainone <[10][email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Kelly v. NBPA settlement
Hi,
Per Ms. Perez' auto-response, I am reaching out to you to request a copy
of the settlement agreement in KELLY v. NEW BRUNSWICK PARKING AUTHORITY
(3:2024cv10706). I'm also copying the general counsel for the authority
on this message.
Thank you
Charlie Kratovil
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