Unpublished trial court OPRA opinion.

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Yaakov Wenger v. Lakewood Fire District No. 1, et al.
Ocean County, Docket No. OCE-L-2466-13
Hon. Vincent J. Grasso, A.J.S.C.
October 30, 2014
Click here for the court's decision.

Summary: 1) Agency officials' certification that they have every document "to the best of their knowledge" has been disclosed to the requestor is not a proper OPRA denial.  2)  Fire District ordered to officially appoint a records custodian and reconsider requestor's request anew and provide a proper response as required by OPRA.