OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report - 26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report - 26-015486
PO Moralas 3112
PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and Oseguera. On Monday, January 26th 2026 at about 11:30am police were called to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty Street Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
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Dear Michelle Meza,
Thank you for registering with the Jersey City OPRA Center. Below you will
find your login and password information. Please log in to the [2]Open
Public Records Center to update any contact or password information and to
track the progress of your requests.
Login: [OPRA #86720 email]
Password: [3]Update Password
If you are a first time user and did not submit your request through the
open public records portal but are receiving this e-mail, an account has
been created for you where you can access, track and receive any documents
in response to your request.
Thank You,
Custodian of Records
Jersey City, NJ
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Dear Michelle Meza:
Thank you for your interest in open public records of Jersey City OPRA
Center. This will serve to acknowledge receipt of your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request. Your request was received in this office on
2/5/2026. Kindly refer to the reference number G000601-020526 when
communicating with our office in this regard. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report -
26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out
an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my
request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a
requestor including all of the information required on the adopted
form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government
record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for Bodycam relating to Police Report # 26-015486, from
PO Moralas 3112 & PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and
Oseguera. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 11:30am police were
called to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty
Street Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request.
If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to
that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant City department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
PLEASE NOTE: The State Public Information Act does not require a
governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to
answer questions.
You can track and monitor the progress of your request at the link below
and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again,
thank you for using the Jersey City OPRA Center.
Jersey City, NJ
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 05, 2026, Reference #
G000601-020526
Michelle Meza:
The City received a public information request from you on February 05,
2026. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report -
26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out
an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my
request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a
requestor including all of the information required on the adopted
form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government
record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for Bodycam relating to Police Report # 26-015486, from
PO Moralas 3112 & PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and
Oseguera. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 11:30am police were
called to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty
Street Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request.
If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to
that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
Reference is made to your OPRA request captioned above.
Please note that the City's office of Law Dept. is conducting its search
and/or reviewing located records and two additional weeks are needed for
processing your request.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Bhakti Teli
Clerk 1
Office of City Clerk
2015475150
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 05, 2026, Reference #
G000601-020526
Michelle Meza:
The City received a public information request from you on February 05,
2026. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report -
26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out
an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my
request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a
requestor including all of the information required on the adopted
form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government
record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for Bodycam relating to Police Report # 26-015486, from
PO Moralas 3112 & PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and
Oseguera. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 11:30am police were
called to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty
Street Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request.
If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to
that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
Reference is made to your OPRA request captioned above.
Please note that the City's office of Law Dept. is conducting its search
and/or reviewing located records and two additional weeks are needed for
processing your request.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Bhakti Teli
Clerk 1
Office of City Clerk
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Dear Jersey City,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Jersey City's handling of my OPRA request 'OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report - 26-015486'.
[ PLEASE THIS HAS TAKEN TO LONG, I’ve left voicemails and now I’m writing an email. I never received a response to my request. I’m requesting body cam footage from both officers that were on the police report above. Oseguera and morales. Regarding a child custody dispute]
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
Thank you for emailing the Clerk’s Office. Your email has been automatically flagged as spam by the City’s spam filter. If you are attempting to file an OPRA request, kindly do so at the following link: OPRA Online - Jersey City. If you are trying to reach the Clerk’s Office for another purpose, kindly call 201-547-5150 and follow the instructions on the menu.
Sean J. Gallagher, R.M.C., C.M.R.
City Clerk/Registrar
Office of the City Clerk
280 Grove Street, Room 118
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Direct: 201-547-4486
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Ms. Meza:
Our Clerk’s Office escalated your OPRA request to me. To answer it, we
will need some additional information and confirmations from you.
First, I’ll identify some relevant law.
Body worn camera footage is covered by the body camera
statute. See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118.5 et seq. That statute exempts footage
from disclosure under OPRA pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9, unless the
request falls into one of the exceptions in that statute, the most common
being that the requestor is a subject of the footage or situations where
footage involves an arrest. (Here it does not appear as if there was an
arrest and it is unclear whether you are the subject of the footage.)
Additionally, the matter about which involves a family matter in which the
subjects of the footage will likely have a reasonable expectation of
privacy pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Finally, the statute provides that
“[t]he requestor shall be required to certify whether the government
record is being sought in connection with a legal proceeding and identify
the proceeding for the request to be fulfilled.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g).
The City first needs to know whether you appear in the requested footage
as a subject thereof. Do you? If not, are you the parent or legal
guardian of anyone appearing as a subject of the footage? If so, who are
the minors or others in your care?
Second, your request indicates that this is not for the purpose of
litigation; however, it appears to have been submitted through third-party
software, which sometimes fills in incorrect information automatically.
Further, it is merely a statement, not a certification. Finally, you also
indicate that you are interested in a child custody dispute, which is
typically raised on connection with litigation (present or
contemplated) by parties thereto.
So, to be sure that we have an accurate certification on file, please
reply using the below language, but picking either “Am” or “Am not”
depending on which is accurate.
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM / AM NOT seeking
records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Finally, in order to ensure that we protect privacy of subjects of
footage, please provide photo identification so that the City can verify
your identity in connection with the questions above for purposes of
determining privacy expectations and footage subject status.
Best regards,
Jeremy Jacobsen, Esq.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Jersey City - Dept. of Law
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Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
. The only reason why it says custody dispute is because that was written on the paper that the police officers gave me along with their badge numbers and last names. I do appear in the requested footage, and so do my children, Camilla Bisset and Logan Bisset. I only mentioned the term custody dispute because that is what is written in the paper handed to me by the police officers with their badge numbers and last names. I googled how to make an OPRA REQUEST in Jersey city and this was what popped up. I got in contact with the city clerk Ms. Teli, after many months of no updates from this end. I am going to send identification via email to Ms. Teli and to Sean Gallagher.
Yours sincerely,
Michelle Meza-Bisset
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 05, 2026, Reference #
G000601-020526
Michelle Meza:
The City received a public information request from you on February 05,
2026. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report -
26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out
an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my
request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a
requestor including all of the information required on the adopted
form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government
record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for Bodycam relating to Police Report # 26-015486, from
PO Moralas 3112 & PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and
Oseguera. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 11:30am police were
called to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty
Street Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request.
If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to
that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
Good afternoon Michelle,
Thank you for providing the identification and background information.
Our law department has reviewed the BWC footage that we have and
determined that you do not appear in it. The videos are short (approx. 3
minutes). The children do appear but they get into a vehicle where the
driver is not visible. Accordingly, the City has determined children are
subjects of the footage but that you are not.
That being the case, we will need a further certification from you if you
wish us to release the footage to you based on the children. Please
certify to whichever is true:
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM / I AM NOT the
legal guardian of the children in the custody exchange shown in the
body-worn camera footage I seek under my February 5, 2026 OPRA request
(catalogued as G000601-020526.)
That should allow us to resolve the request.
Sincerely,
Bhakti Teli
Clerk 1
Office of City Clerk
2015475150
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Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
I was in the passenger seat of that vehicle. I went to pick up my children that day.
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that I AM the
legal guardian of the children in the custody exchange shown in the
body-worn camera footage I seek under my February 5, 2026 OPRA request
(catalogued as G000601-020526.)
Yours sincerely,
Michelle Meza
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 05, 2026, Reference #
G000601-020526
Dear Michelle Meza,
The City received a public information request from you on February 05,
2026. Your request mentioned:
OPRA request - OPRA request for BodyCam relating to Police Report -
26-015486
Dear Jersey City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
OPRA request for Bodycam relating to Police Report # 26-015486, from PO
Moralas 3112 & PO Oseguera 3116
The request seeks body camera footage from both officers Morales and
Oseguera. On Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 11:30am police were called
to escort children out of their father’s house on 544 Liberty Street
Jersey City due to a custody dispute.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Meza
The City's office of Body Worn Camera and Law Dept. has reviewed its files
and has located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the
Jersey City OPRA Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate
responsive documents.
[2]Open Public Records Act - G000601-020526
Thank you for your patience, this OPRA request is now deemed closed.
Sincerely,
Bhakti Teli
Clerk 1
Office of City Clerk
2015475150
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