OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Lumberton 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:
1. A list of all lawsuits and cases in which any officer of the police department was involved between 2012 and 2019. For each lawsuit/case, please provide the date (month and year) of the alleged incident at issue, whether the alleged incident was excessive force, settlement amount (if any), and final compensation amount ruled (if any).
2. Please provide copies of the complaint in any lawsuits and cases described above.
Yours faithfully,
UC Research
Township of Lumberton received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 27, 2020. The official Records Custodian, Bobbie Quinn, received your OPRA request on May 27, 2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 5, 2020. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 2nd business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The following is responsive to your request:
* No responsive documents to this request exist.
This response is being transmitted to you via email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., the total cost associated with this request is zero.
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Lumberton Township Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics Lumberton Township Municipal Building
35 Municipal Drive
Lumberton, NJ 08048
609-267-3217, ext. 102
[Lumberton Township request email]