OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Hamilton Township (Mercer),
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 above.
Yours faithfully,
UC Research
Good afternoon,
The Township is in receipt of the responsive records to OPRA request 20-0520 pertaining to all police-involved lawsuits from 2012 through 2019. Please be advised, Township of Hamilton is operating with a diminished workforce due to the financial repercussions of COVID-19. Therefore, your OPRA request requires an extension of thirty (30) business days to respond. That being said, the new productions date is now Monday, July 20, 2020. If the record is made available prior to that date, it will be provided to you. Thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.
Regards,
Erin
Erin Embley
Municipal Clerk’s Office
2090 Greenwood Avenue
Rm. 210
Hamilton NJ 08609
(P) 609.890.3635
(F) 609.631.8287
ANY OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUESTOR WHO CHOOSES TO SEEK PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WITHOUT USING OFFICIAL OPRA FORMS PROMULGTED BY A PUBLIC ENTITY, MUST SPECIFY IN THE WRITTEN REQUEST (AND SUBJECT LINE) THAT THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE BEING SOUGHT UNDER “OPRA” IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GRC HANDBOOK (PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER DATED JUNE 5, 2019 [DOCKET NO. MER-L-303-19])
Mr. Kim
Please be advised that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i, your request requires an extension of time (14 business days) to complete. We anticipate that your request will be complete no later than August 5,2020 but if the record is made available prior to that date, it will be provided to you.
Thank you, in advance, for your understanding,
Brittani
Good afternoon,
Attached hereto are the responsive records to request 20-0520 pertaining to number two. Please be advised by the Department of Law, there are no responsive records to number one of the request. Additionally, please be advised that the Hamilton Township Municipal Clerk’s Office now suggests using a website portal by which all requests for documentation can be submitted. Please visit https://townshipofhamiltonnj.nextrequest... to submit future requests. This request is now considered closed.
Best,
Erin
Erin Embley
Municipal Clerk’s Office
2090 Greenwood Avenue
Rm. 210
Hamilton NJ 08609
(P) 609.890.3635
(F) 609.631.8287
Any and all Requests for Public Record must be submitted through the Hamilton Township online portal at http://www.hamiltonnj.com/content/228309...