OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Matawan 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
Good Morning,
We are in receipt of the Request below which has been forwarded to the appropriate Department(s). Please note the Ready Date of on or before June 8, 2020.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Thank you,
Karen
Karen Wynne, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Matawan
201 Broad Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
(732) 566-3898 ext. 602 FAX (732) 290-7585
[email address]
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Good Afternoon,
Due to staffing and workload issues, we respectfully request one week's extension to on or before June 19, 2020.
Thanking you in advance, Karen
Good Afternoon,
Item 1 - No such list exists. Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.
Item 2 - Attached please find the two out of the three complaints responsive to this Item. Due to the size of the document, a second email (Part 2) will follow.
Thank you, Karen
Good Afternoon,
Item 2 - Attached please find the third of the three complaints responsive to this Item.
We trust this satisfies this Request and finalizes the matter; however, should you require anything further or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Thank you, Karen