OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Rahway City,
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
Due to the COVID-19 virus public health precaoutions, the City Hall is
closed to the general public and open only by appointment until May 4,
2020.
The Office of the City Clerk will be working remotely. Staff will respond
to voicemails and emails. For more information go to
[1]www.cityofrahway.org or the Official City of Rahway Facebook page.
Rayna E. Harris
City Clerk/ ABC Board Secretary
Office of the City Clerk
City of Rahway
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Fax; (732) 815-1417
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The City of Rahway received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request. This response to your request is being provided on June 5, 2020. It will be reviewed and will be processed.
Due to the COVID-19 virus public health precautions, the City Hall is closed. City Hall will remain closed to the public until June 15th, dependent upon Governor Murphy rescinding the emergency orders related to the restrictions. The Office of the City Clerk is currently working remotely with limited access.
We are making every effort to respond to OPRA requests. However, please be advised that response time is delayed.
Enacted on March 20, 2020, P.L. 2020, c.10 amended N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i) as follows:
During a period declared pursuant to the laws of this State as a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency, the deadlines by which to respond to a request for, or grant or deny access to, a government record under paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection e. of this section shall not apply…
Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Your understanding with the delay. Please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Rayna E. Harris
City Clerk
City of Rahway
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Direct: (732) 827-2101
Fax: (732) 815-1417
[email address]
www.CityOfRahway.org
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The City of Rahway received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request. This response to your request is being provided on June 5, 2020. It will be reviewed and will be processed.
Due to the COVID-19 virus public health precautions, the City Hall is closed. City Hall will remain closed to the public until June 15th, dependent upon Governor Murphy rescinding the emergency orders related to the restrictions. The Office of the City Clerk is currently working remotely with limited access.
We are making every effort to respond to OPRA requests. However, please be advised that response time is delayed.
Enacted on March 20, 2020, P.L. 2020, c.10 amended N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i) as follows:
During a period declared pursuant to the laws of this State as a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local disaster emergency, the deadlines by which to respond to a request for, or grant or deny access to, a government record under paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection e. of this section shall not apply…
Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Your understanding with the delay. Please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Rayna E. Harris
City Clerk
City of Rahway
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Direct: (732) 827-2101
Fax: (732) 815-1417
[email address]
www.CityOfRahway.org
This e-mail and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please telephone or e-mail us immediately, delete this message from your system and do not read, copy, distribute, disclose or otherwise use this e-mail message and any attachments. Although we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure this e-mail and any attachments are free of any virus or other defect that may affect your computer, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and the above company does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. Finally, you should be aware that we reserve the right and may intercept and monitor incoming and outgoing e-mail correspondence, so you should not expect any e-mail communications to be private in nature.
The City of Rahway received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
This response to your request is being provided on Thursday, June 18,
2020.
Your request requires additional time to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians
to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. 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 Tuesday, June 30^th,
2020.
Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Please contact me should
you have any questions or concerns.
Amari Allah | Assistant To City Clerk
City of Rahway
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Fax: (732) 815-1417
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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[2][email address]
[3]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
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privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this
e-mail message, please telephone or e-mail us immediately, delete this
message from your system and do not read, copy, distribute, disclose or
otherwise use this e-mail message and any attachments. Although we have
taken reasonable precautions to ensure this e-mail and any attachments are
free of any virus or other defect that may affect your computer, it is the
responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and the
above company does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage
arising in any way from its use. Finally, you should be aware that we
reserve the right and may intercept and monitor incoming and outgoing
e-mail correspondence, so you should not expect any e-mail communications
to be private in nature.
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The City of Rahway received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
In response to your request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A, no documents related to your request were
identified. Consequently, there is no record responsive to your specific
request.
If you have other information that may assist the Custodian to locate the
record you seek, please provide clarification or file a new request.
Please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
Amari Allah | Assistant To City Clerk
City of Rahway
1 City Hall Plaza
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Fax: (732) 815-1417
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
[1][email address]
[2][email address]
[3]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
This e-mail and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may contain legally
privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this
e-mail message, please telephone or e-mail us immediately, delete this
message from your system and do not read, copy, distribute, disclose or
otherwise use this e-mail message and any attachments. Although we have
taken reasonable precautions to ensure this e-mail and any attachments are
free of any virus or other defect that may affect your computer, it is the
responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and the
above company does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage
arising in any way from its use. Finally, you should be aware that we
reserve the right and may intercept and monitor incoming and outgoing
e-mail correspondence, so you should not expect any e-mail communications
to be private in nature.
References
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2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.cityofrahway.org/departments/...