OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear West Long Branch 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
This will acknowledge receipt of your OPRA request below.
This will confirm that a list of "lawsuits and cases in which any officer of the police department was involved between 2012 and 2019" does not exist. Further, the purpose of OPRA is to request specific records, not to answer questions or provide information such as what is included in Item 1 below. However, to my knowledge, no claims against a Police Officer named as a party exist.
As to Item 2 below, attached is the responsive record.
Kindly acknowledge receipt of this e-mail.
Lori Cole, Borough Clerk
Borough of West Long Branch
965 Broadway
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
(732) 229-1756 Ext. 100
(732) 571-9185 (Fax)
[West Long Branch Borough request email]
www.westlongbranch.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim [mailto:[OPRA #12953 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 10:52 PM
To: Lori Cole <[West Long Branch Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear West Long Branch 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
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