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OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019

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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

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Hamilton Township (Mercer)

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])

-----Original Message-----
From: Brittani Calderone
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:57 PM
To: Erin Embley <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019

-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim [mailto:[OPRA #12474 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:51 PM
To: Brittani Calderone <[Hamilton Township (Mercer) request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 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

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Hamilton Township (Mercer)

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim [mailto:[OPRA #12474 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:51 PM
To: Brittani Calderone <[Hamilton Township (Mercer) request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 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

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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #12474 email]

Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Hamilton Township (Mercer)? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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Hamilton Township (Mercer)

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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...

-----Original Message-----
From: Brittani Calderone
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 1:31 PM
To: '[OPRA #12474 email]' <[OPRA #12474 email]>
Cc: Erin Embley <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019 20-520

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim [mailto:[OPRA #12474 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:51 PM
To: Brittani Calderone <[Hamilton Township (Mercer) request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 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

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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #12474 email]

Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Hamilton Township (Mercer)? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers

View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/opra_pol...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

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