OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Mount Arlington 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
Hello,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request. The seven business day deadline to respond to your request is today June 8, 2019. Your request requires additional time beyond the seven business days to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. Specifically, OPRA states that, "the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied."
Your request requires an extension of time until June 26, 2019. If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Mount Arlington to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding by the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council 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, New Jersey 08625, by email at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.
Regards,
Beth Dwyer
Acting Borough Clerk
Registrar
BOH Admin.
Mount Arlington Borough
419 Howard Blvd.
Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
973-398-6832 Ex. 125
Good afternoon,
The Borough of Mount Arlington received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 27, 2020. Additional time was required to respond to your request. This response is being provided to you on June 16, 2020.
Your request seeks the following information:
1. “A list of all lawsuits and cases in which any officer of the police department was involved between 2012 and 2019... copies of the complaint in any lawsuits and cases described in above...”
Please see the attached document(s) pursuant to your request.
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 Mount Arlington 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 a 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, New Jersey 08625, by e-mail at [email address] or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your county.
Sincerely,
Kayleen Knight
Assistant Borough Clerk