OPRA - police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Woodcliff Lake 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 afternoon,
The Borough of Woodcliff Lake is in receipt of your OPRA requests
(attached). While you are not required to fill out an official OPRA request
form, it is required that your request contain the requisite information as
required by law. If you are requesting records containing personal
information, under NJSA 2C:28-3, you certify that you HAVE OR HAVE NOT been
convicted of any indicatable offense under the laws of NJ, any other state,
or the United States. This also requires a signature and date. Please
resubmit your request with the required information. If you need an OPRA
request form, which has all of the information on it, you can find it online
at wclnj.com.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Debbie Dakin, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Registrar
Board of Health Secretary
Borough of Woodcliff Lake
Phone (201)391-4977, ext. 218
Fax (201)391-8830
[email address]