Rodrick/Burke correspondence

Kevin Geoghegan made this OPRA request to Middletown School District Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was refused by Middletown School District.

Dear Middletown School District,

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:
Any correspondence between January 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 from the law firm of Burke Esq that is representing Daniel Rodrick in his tenure charges and resignation.

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,

Kevin Geoghegan

Amy P Doherty, Middletown School District

Kevin:
The response to your OPRA request dated 9/27/2025 is due tomorrow.  I am
writing to ask for an extension of time until October 14, 2025 because I
am consulting with our attorney regarding the production of documents in
response to this request.  I am hoping to have an answer this week.  
Amy Doherty
On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM Kevin Geoghegan
<[1][OPRA #81354 email]> wrote:

Dear Middletown School District,

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:
Any correspondence between January 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 from
the law firm of Burke Esq that is representing Daniel Rodrick in his
tenure charges and resignation.

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,

Kevin Geoghegan

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Dear Amy P Doherty,

No problem at all. Thank you for reaching out.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Geoghegan

Amy P Doherty, Middletown School District

Kevin:
Thank you for your patience while I consulted with my board attorney on
this request.  In response to your OPRA request dated September 27, 2025,
our board attorney has advised that the correspondences responsive to the
request should be withheld as confidential personnel information and the
request denied for that reason. Limited personnel information is
disclosable pursuant to the statute and thus the records being sought, to
the extent that any such records exist, are exempt from disclosure.
Amy Doherty

 

On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM Kevin Geoghegan
<[1][OPRA #81354 email]> wrote:

Dear Middletown School District,

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:
Any correspondence between January 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 from
the law firm of Burke Esq that is representing Daniel Rodrick in his
tenure charges and resignation.

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,

Kevin Geoghegan

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address for all replies to this request:
[2][OPRA #81354 email]

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New Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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This electronic communication, including any attachments, contains
information from the Middletown Township Public School District (MTPS)
that may be legally privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure
under applicable law. This communication also may include content that was
not originally generated by MTPS or which may be copyrighted. If you are
not the intended recipient, any use or dissemination of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,
please notify the sender immediately and delete it from all computers on
which it may be stored. This message does not necessarily reflect the
position or policy of MTPS or its members. The individual who sent this
message is solely responsible for its content.

You are advised that email correspondence and attachments sent to or from
MTPS are obtainable by any person who files a request under the NJ Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) unless it is subject to a specific exception.
You should have no expectation that the content of emails sent to or from
school district email addresses will remain private

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