OAL Case Database
Dear New Jersey Office of Administrative Law,
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:
Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your commitment to transparent government.
RECORDS REQUESTED:
The following fields, in an Excel or CSV file, from the OAL's database of both open and closed cases spanning January 2022 until present time
a) filed date, b) due/event date, c) closed date, d) docket type, e) docket no., f) agency no., g) matter/case name, h) judge name and i) location.
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,
John Smith
Please direct your OPRA requests to [email address]
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From: John Smith <[OPRA #72635 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 4:29:40 PM
To: Hendricks, Candice [OAL] <[OAL request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - OAL Case Database
Dear New Jersey Office of Administrative Law,
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:
Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA
and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your
commitment to transparent government.
RECORDS REQUESTED:
The following fields, in an Excel or CSV file, from the OAL's database of
both open and closed cases spanning January 2022 until present time
a) filed date, b) due/event date, c) closed date, d) docket type, e)
docket no., f) agency no., g) matter/case name, h) judge name and i)
location.
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,
John Smith
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Dear Hendricks, Candice [OAL],
Which agency should receive this request? Whatever email address you tried to indicate was blocked.
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
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From: John Smith <[OPRA #72635 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:05:33 PM
To: Hendricks, Candice [OAL] <[OAL request email]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - OAL Case Database
Dear Hendricks, Candice [OAL],
Which agency should receive this request? Whatever email address you tried
to indicate was blocked.
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
Good morning
Please see the attached letter and responsive records regarding your OPRA
Request.
Thank you