OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear High Bridge Borough,
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 in above.
Yours faithfully,
UC Research
Response to OPRA Request – 2020-042
- 05/27/2020: The date the Borough of High Bridge received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
- 05/28/2020: The date the official reviewed your request.
- 06/11//2020: The date the response to this request is due by as the
Borough keeps reduced OPRA processing hours (C.47:1A-5).
- 06/10/2020: The date the response is being sent to the requester.
Initial request: Attached.
Response: See attached for all responsive documents with privacy
redactions.
Redacted items:
17084597 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Digital First Media v. Ewing Twp., No.
A-5779-17T2, 2020 WL 808390 (App. Div. Feb. 19, 2020); N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a)
other laws N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60 Juvenile Records.
17086779 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Rivera v. New Jersey State Police, WL
3626542, MER-L-2026-15 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Law Div. Jun. 30, 2016); River v.
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office 2012 WL 3233511; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a)
Executive Order #26(4)(b)(1) confidentiality of medical records.
20015493(1&2) –Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Rivera v. New Jersey State Police, WL
3626542, MER-L-2026-15 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Law Div. Jun. 30, 2016); River v.
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office 2012 WL 3233511; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a)
Executive Order #26(4)(b)(1) confidentiality of medical records.
19131370 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; River v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s
Office 2012 WL 3233511; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) Executive Order #26(4)(b)(1)
confidentiality of medical records and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) other laws
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33.
18188826 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Rivera v. New Jersey State Police, WL
3626542, MER-L-2026-15 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Law Div. Jun. 30, 2016); River v.
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office 2012 WL 3233511; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a)
Executive Order #26(4)(b)(1) confidentiality of medical records.
18188828 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v.
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate
Division, Docket No. A-2393-13T3.
18103904 – Redacted Name:
Privacy Interest N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Digital First Media v. Ewing Twp., No.
A-5779-17T2, 2020 WL 808390 (App. Div. Feb. 19, 2020); N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a)
other laws N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60 Juvenile Records.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of High Bridge to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint
Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by
mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail
at [1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Sincerely,
--
Adam Young, Municipal Clerk / Registrar
97 West Main Street, High Bridge NJ, 08829
P: (908) 638-6455 | F: (908) 638-9374 | [3]www.highbridge.org
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Hello,
The Borough requires an extension of time to June 19th, 2020 as some of
our documents are held in archives and some are under review for
appropriate redaction at this time.
Thank you,
Response to OPRA Request – 2020-043
- 05/27/2020: The date the Borough of High Bridge received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
- 05/28/2020: The date the official reviewed your request.
- 06/11/2020: The date an extension was requested to the date of
06/19/2020.
- 06/19/2020: The date the response to this request is due by as the
Borough keeps reduced OPRA processing hours (C.47:1A-5).
- 06/19/2020: The date the response is being sent to the requester.
Initial request: Attached.
Response: See attached for all responsive documents.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of High Bridge to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint
Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by
mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail
at [1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Sincerely,
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--
Adam Young, Municipal Clerk / Registrar
97 West Main Street, High Bridge NJ, 08829
P: (908) 638-6455 | F: (908) 638-9374 | [5]www.highbridge.org
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
The information contained in this email transmission is from High Bridge
Borough, which is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL. It is intended for the sole
use of the person(s) or entity named in this transmittal. If you are not
the intended recipient of this transmission, the dissemination,
distribution, copying, or other use of this information is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please phone the
sender at the above-referenced numbers immediately to arrange for the
return of this information.
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
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