Opra information
Dear Rowan University,
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:
Dear Custodian of Records,
1. Vendor payment report(s) denoting amounts paid for legal services between January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 to any vendor/law firm in payment for advice concerning OPRA requests. I request that such report minimally provide the identity of the vendor(s) and amount(s) paid each month in the requested period, and any invoice number or other unique identifying number that relates back to specific invoices for such payments.
2. Vendor payment report(s) denoting amounts paid for legal services between January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 to any vendor/law firm in payment for advice concerning OPRA requests. I request that such report minimally provide the identity of the vendor(s) and amount(s) paid each month in the requested period, and any invoice number or other unique identifying number that relates back to specific invoices for such payments.
3. Vendor payment report(s) denoting amounts paid for legal services between January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 to any vendor/law firm in payment for advice concerning OPRA requests. I request that such report minimally provide the identity of the vendor(s) and amount(s) paid each month in the requested period, and any invoice number or other unique identifying number that relates back to specific invoices for such payments.
4. Vendor payment report(s) denoting amounts paid for legal services between January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to any vendor/law firm in payment for advice concerning OPRA requests. I request that such report minimally provide the identity of the vendor(s) and amount(s) paid each month in the requested period, and any invoice number or other unique identifying number that relates back to specific invoices for such payments.
5. Vendor payment report(s) denoting amounts paid for legal services between January 1, 2023 through present to any vendor/law firm in payment for advice concerning OPRA requests. I request that such report minimally provide the identity of the vendor(s) and amount(s) paid each month in the requested period, and any invoice number or other unique identifying number that relates back to specific invoices for such payments.
If you withhold any communications or documents on the basis of an exemption under OPRA or other legal privilege, I request that you provide a log describing the specific information withheld, and including the date the record was created/sent, any recipients, the exemption/privilege asserted, and the basis for any redactions or documents withheld.
To the extent the County maintains information responsive to these Requests in an electronic database such as Edmunds, or other software/service procured for vendor/billing management, I request that records responsive to these Request be provided as exported natives in Excel format with a notation or file nomenclature sufficient to allow the requester to note when the exported data was pulled from such database.
All responsive documents produced in response to this request should be electronically delivered by responsive email.
Please confirm your receipt of this correspondence and the date you received.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Duff
Good morning,
Please accept this as Rowan’s completed response to your March 9, 2022 OPRA request (below) wherein you sought payment for legal services concerning OPRA requests for 1/1/19 through the present. OPRA requires a response within seven business days or March 20, 2023 in this case. This response is being provided on the sixth business day or March 17, 2023. Rowan paid the following amounts for the relevant time periods:
January 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019 (half of Fiscal Year 2019): None
July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2020): None
July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 (Fiscal Year 2021): None
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2022):
Invoice # 290796- $10,104.83 for February 2022
Invoice # 292942- $5249.00 for March of 2022
Invoice # 294333 -$2783.93 for April of 2022
July 1, 2022 – Present (Fiscal Year 2023):
Invoice # 295895 -$2783.93 for May of 2022
Invoice # 297640- $1630.36 for June of 2022
Invoice # 299637-$150.00 for July of 2022
I believe this is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this request unless you advise otherwise.
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address] |856-256-5110