Legal Opinion
Carter v. Doe
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 18, 2015PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
OSTRER, J.A.D.
This appeal involves the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, the Declaratory Judgment Act (DJA) N.J.S.A. 2A:16-50 to -62, and records of the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association (Association), a public agency under OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. We must resolve two principal issues affecting the public’s right to access government records.
First, we must decide, as a procedural matter, whether a government records custodian—in this case, the Association—may bring an action pursuant to the DJA to secure a declaratory…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Nieder v. Royal Indemnity InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- Doe v. PoritzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Schilling v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mason v. City of HobokenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008
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3Cited by6 opinions
- New Jersey Firemen's Ass'n v. DoeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2017
- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. v. County of BergenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- John Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor's OfficeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2016
- Goldman v. Critter Control of N.J.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- In the Matter of the New Jersey State Fireman’s Association Obligation to Provide Relief Applications Under the Open Public Records Act (077097) (Union County and Statewide)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2017
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