OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Little Ferry 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
Attached please find response to your OPRA request below. There was only one lawsuit in which an officer(s) from the police department were involved during the time frame mentioned. That was Mastrofilippo vs. Borough of Little Ferry. The incident began in 2011. There was no excessive force or settlement to my knowledge. After a civil trial, there was a no cause verdict in the Borough's favor.
Barbara
Barbara Maldonado, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Little Ferry
215-217 Liberty Street
Little Ferry, NJ 07643
201-641-8462