Rutgers University Student Assembly - Internal Affairs Racial Slur Report
Dear Rutgers University Student Assembly,
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. Please include all exhibits, schedules, appendices, internal communique using Assembly accounts/infrastructure (ex. Slack, Gmail, etc.), and other documentation associated with the agreement.
Records requested:
The statement published by the Internal Affairs Committee in Spring 2022 regarding the member under investigation of using a racial slur.
Yours faithfully,
A Concerned Citizen
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Dear :
Thank you for submitting your request for government records of Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. Your request has been received and is
being processed in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Records Act
(OPRA), NJSA 47:1 et seq. Your request was received through the online,
public portal [1]Rutgers University Open Public Records Center of this
office on 12/19/2022 and given the reference number R007726-121922.
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responsive documents and any potential costs associated with satisfying
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answer questions for information.
Records Requested: Dear Rutgers University Student Assembly, 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. Please include all exhibits, schedules,
appendices, internal communique using Assembly accounts/infrastructure
(ex. Slack, Gmail, etc.), and other documentation associated with the
agreement. Records requested: The statement published by the Internal
Affairs Committee in Spring 2022 regarding the member under investigation
of using a racial slur. Yours faithfully, A Concerned Citizen
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deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for
all replies to this request:
[OPRA #37667 email]
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
University Custodian of Records
Office of Enterprise Risk Management, Ethics and Compliance
65 Bergen Street, Ste. 1346
Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709
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Reference: Rutgers Open Public Records Request, # R007726-121922
Dear Requestor,
Please accept this letter as the University Custodian of Records response
to your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
(“OPRA”). On December 19, 2022, this office received your request for the
following:
“Dear Rutgers University Student Assembly,
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. Please include all exhibits,
schedules, appendices, internal communique using Assembly
accounts/infrastructure (ex. Slack, Gmail, etc.), and other documentation
associated with the agreement.
Records requested:
The statement published by the Internal Affairs Committee in Spring 2022
regarding the member under investigation of using a racial slur.
Yours faithfully,
A Concerned Citizen
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #37667 email]”
The University has reviewed your request and determined that the records
requested above are denied because they are not University Records. You
may make your request for Rutgers University Student Assembly records
directly.
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Jersey Government Records Council (NJGRC), which has mediation and dispute
resolution procedures, or you may file a lawsuit with the New Jersey
Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. Your rights of
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Rutgers University Open Public Records Request Center. You may also review
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If you have any questions, please contact my office at 973.972.1981.
Sincerely,
Casey Woods
Director of Ethics and Public Records
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
973.972.1887
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