OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Readington 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
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Vita Mekovetz, RMC/MMC/QPA
Township Administrator
Municipal Clerk
Township of Readington
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Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
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-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim <[OPRA #12573 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 4:30 PM
To: OPRA requests at Readington Township <[Readington Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Readington 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
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