Representative Published Supreme Court and Appellate Division OPRA Decisions
Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1, __ N.J. __ (2017)
Paff v. Galloway Township, __ N.J. __ (2017)
Paff v. Galloway Township, 444 N.J. Super. 495 (App. Div.)
Paff v. Motor Vehicle Commission, 448 N.J. Super. 333 (App. Div. 2017)
Greico v. New Jersey Department of Education, 448 N.J. Super. 333 (App. Div. 2017)
C.G. v. Winslow Township Board of Education, 443 N.J. Super. 415 (Law Div. 2015)
O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 218 N.J. 168 (2014)
O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 426 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2012)
Livecchia v. Borough of Mount Arlington, 421 N.J. Super. 24 (App. Div. 2011)
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth, 201 N.J. 5 (2010)
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth, 406 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2009)
Paff v. City of East Orange, 407 N.J. Super. 221 (App. Div. 2009)
Representative Unpublished OPRA Decisions
Stern v. Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., 2016 WL 7157227 (App. Div. Dec. 8, 2016) (affirming Trial Court’s holding that volunteer Fire Department was subject to OPRA) (note: this case’s holding was affected by Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1)
D.F. v. Collingswood Board of Education, 2016 WL 6647784 (App. Div. Nov. 10, 2016) (reversing Trial Court’s grant of summary judgment and remanding for a hearing regarding whether redacted attorney invoices were subject to OPRA)
Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1, 2016 WL 958694 (App. Div. Mar. 15, 2016), affirmed as modified, __ N.J. __ (2017) (affirming decision of Government Records Council that Fire District must fulfill OPRA request that asked for copies of documents within the possession of local fire company)
Paff v. Office of the Prosecutor of the County of Warren, 2015 WL 8213256 (App. Div. Nov. 10, 2015) (affirming disclosure, under common law right of access, of Prosecutor’s criminal investigatory file with limited redactions)
Bolkin v. Borough of Fair Lawn, 2014 WL 2679673 (App. Div. June 16, 2014) (affirming Trial Court disclosure of pet licensee information)
Ponce v. Town of West New York, 2013 WL 692088 (App. Div. Feb. 27, 2013) (affirming Trial Court disclosure of police incident report)
Schmidt v. City of Gloucester City, 2012 WL 3064254 (App. Div. July 30, 2012) (affirming award of attorneys’ fees for work performed related to motion to dismiss OPRA counterclaims against our client)
Renna v. County of Union, 2012 WL 517490 (App. Div. Feb. 17, 2012) (affirming Trial Court ruling that email mailing list is a public record)
Representative State Non-OPRA Unpublished Decision
Hong’s Merchandising Group, Inc. v. Young Joon Park, 2013 WL 6036685 (App. Div. Nov. 15, 2013) (dismissal of complaint reversed).
Federal Published Decision
Renna v. The County of Union, 88 F. Supp. 3d 310 (D.N.J. 2014) (granting our client summary judgment and holding that our client could utilize the Union County Seal in her television broadcasts)
Representative Federal Unpublished Decisions
Renna v. The County of Union, 2015 WL 1815498 (D.N.J. April 21, 2015) (confirming award of fees to our client in trademark matter)
Renna v. The County of Union, 2015 WL 93800 (D.N.J. Jan. 7, 2015) (awarding fees for our client in trademark matter)
Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1, __ N.J. __ (2017)
Paff v. Galloway Township, __ N.J. __ (2017)
Paff v. Galloway Township, 444 N.J. Super. 495 (App. Div.)
Paff v. Motor Vehicle Commission, 448 N.J. Super. 333 (App. Div. 2017)
Greico v. New Jersey Department of Education, 448 N.J. Super. 333 (App. Div. 2017)
C.G. v. Winslow Township Board of Education, 443 N.J. Super. 415 (Law Div. 2015)
O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 218 N.J. 168 (2014)
O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 426 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2012)
Livecchia v. Borough of Mount Arlington, 421 N.J. Super. 24 (App. Div. 2011)
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth, 201 N.J. 5 (2010)
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth, 406 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2009)
Paff v. City of East Orange, 407 N.J. Super. 221 (App. Div. 2009)
Representative Unpublished OPRA Decisions
Stern v. Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., 2016 WL 7157227 (App. Div. Dec. 8, 2016) (affirming Trial Court’s holding that volunteer Fire Department was subject to OPRA) (note: this case’s holding was affected by Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1)
D.F. v. Collingswood Board of Education, 2016 WL 6647784 (App. Div. Nov. 10, 2016) (reversing Trial Court’s grant of summary judgment and remanding for a hearing regarding whether redacted attorney invoices were subject to OPRA)
Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1, 2016 WL 958694 (App. Div. Mar. 15, 2016), affirmed as modified, __ N.J. __ (2017) (affirming decision of Government Records Council that Fire District must fulfill OPRA request that asked for copies of documents within the possession of local fire company)
Paff v. Office of the Prosecutor of the County of Warren, 2015 WL 8213256 (App. Div. Nov. 10, 2015) (affirming disclosure, under common law right of access, of Prosecutor’s criminal investigatory file with limited redactions)
Bolkin v. Borough of Fair Lawn, 2014 WL 2679673 (App. Div. June 16, 2014) (affirming Trial Court disclosure of pet licensee information)
Ponce v. Town of West New York, 2013 WL 692088 (App. Div. Feb. 27, 2013) (affirming Trial Court disclosure of police incident report)
Schmidt v. City of Gloucester City, 2012 WL 3064254 (App. Div. July 30, 2012) (affirming award of attorneys’ fees for work performed related to motion to dismiss OPRA counterclaims against our client)
Renna v. County of Union, 2012 WL 517490 (App. Div. Feb. 17, 2012) (affirming Trial Court ruling that email mailing list is a public record)
Representative State Non-OPRA Unpublished Decision
Hong’s Merchandising Group, Inc. v. Young Joon Park, 2013 WL 6036685 (App. Div. Nov. 15, 2013) (dismissal of complaint reversed).
Federal Published Decision
Renna v. The County of Union, 88 F. Supp. 3d 310 (D.N.J. 2014) (granting our client summary judgment and holding that our client could utilize the Union County Seal in her television broadcasts)
Representative Federal Unpublished Decisions
Renna v. The County of Union, 2015 WL 1815498 (D.N.J. April 21, 2015) (confirming award of fees to our client in trademark matter)
Renna v. The County of Union, 2015 WL 93800 (D.N.J. Jan. 7, 2015) (awarding fees for our client in trademark matter)