OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Woolwich 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
Good Morning Taeho Kim,
Please be advised that we have reviewed the above referenced request, and
we are in the process of retrieving the documents that are responsive to
this request. However, additional time will be required to retrieve all
of the documents. Please respond to the requestor with the following
extension request:
At this time, your request requires an additional forty-five (45) days
beyond the seven (7) business days to review, and if appropriate, provide
the documents to fulfill your request. As you know, OPRA allows
custodians to seek extensions of the time pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5(i). In addition, the statute has recently been amended to provide
that the normal deadlines shall not apply, provided however, that the
custodian of a governmental record shall make a reasonable effort, as the
circumstances permit, to respond to a request for access to a governmental
record within seven (7) business days or as soon as possible thereafter.
Be advised that we are making a reasonable effort, as the circumstances
permit, to review and respond to your request, which includes an extension
of time as needed.
Nicole Duignan
Police Records Clerk
Woolwich Township Police Department
120 Village Green Drive
Woolwich, NJ 08085
Office 856-467-1667 x1126
Fax 856-467-5188
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