Police reports
Dear Nutley Township,
I would like all police fire amd ems reports from 2 margaret Avenue
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:
Yours faithfully,
anon
Good morning,
We are in receipt of your request for records, and it is currently being processed. Could you please provide a time frame for the records you are seeking? We will need to know how far back to conduct the search.
Thank you,
Lucy Jacobs
Staff Clerk
Township of Nutley
Dear OPRA,
As soon as possible would be much appreciated I'd like to remain in the allowed 7 days
Yours sincerely,
anon
Received, thank you. In reference to your other email, your request was received on February 5, 2024 during normal business hours, so please expect a reply on or before February 14, 2024.
I will continue to work on your request.
Thank you,
Lucy Jacobs
Staff Clerk
Township of Nutley
Good morning,
This correspondence shall serve as Nutley Township (the “Township”)’s
response to your request for access to government records pursuant to the
Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq. (“OPRA”), which was
received by the Township on February 5, 2024 during regular office hours.
Attached is a copy of your request for records, and below is the
Township’s response to the same:
Please see attached all Township records responsive to your request.
Personal identifying numbers have been redacted pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5. A search of Township files revealed no fire or EMS records
responsive to this request.
To the extent that you have also requested access to the above government
records under the common law, your stated interest in obtaining the
records must be balanced against the Township of Nutley’s interest in
nondisclosure. See Loigman v. Kimmelman, 102 N.J. 98 (1986). The
foregoing response to your request for access to government records
incorporates the aforementioned balancing test. Please note that "a
party's status as a litigant does not enlarge its access to government
records under OPRA”. MAG Entm't, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 545-46 (App. Div. 2005). The Township of
Nutley reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not raised
in this response. Failure of the Township of Nutley to assert an
exemption or privilege does not act as a waiver of any grounds for
denial. Furthermore, a reviewing Court or the Government Records Council
("GRC") may deem a denial of access to be authorized on grounds other that
those advanced by a custodian. See Paffv. Twp. of Plainsboro,
A-2122-05T2, 2007 WL 957289, at *2 (App. Div., Apr. 2, 2007), affirming,
Paff v. Township of Plainsboro, GRC Complaint No. 2005-29 (March 2006).
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of
Nutley to deny access. At your option, you may either initiate a
proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with
the 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 [1][email address], or on
its website at [2]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.
Sincerely,
Lucy Jacobs
Staff Clerk
Department of Revenue and Finance
Township of Nutley, NJ
Office: 973-284-4951 x2222
1 Kennedy Drive
Nutley, New Jersey 07110
[3]www.nutleynj.org
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