OPRA request -- use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Cliffside Park 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:
All use of force reports filed by the police department from January 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Eric K.
June 8, 2020
via electronic mail
Taeho Kim; Eric K.
[OPRA #13857 email]
RE: OPRA request dated May 28, 2020
Dear Requestor:
The Borough of Cliffside Park received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 28, 2020. The seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 8, 2020. This response to your request is being provided to you within the time required by statute.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
All use of force reports filed by the police department from January 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2019.
The enclosed table identifies the records responsive to your request which are provided herewith bearing bates numbers 0001 to 0100. As to records for which access is denied in whole or in part, the table identifies the basis for the denial as required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
If your request for access to a government record pursuant to OPRA has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Very truly yours,
SERCAN ZOKLU
Borough Clerk
Attachments
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Sercan Zoklu, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Cliffside Park
525 Palisade Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Phone: (201) 313 - 2003
Fax: (201) 945 - 9823
[Cliffside Park Borough request email]