Legal Opinion
Spinks v. Township of Clinton
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 11, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LYONS, J.A.D.
Defendant The Township of Clinton (the Township) seeks to bar the release of certain documents, primarily the records of the internal investigation of the Township police department, submitted to the trial court in connection with a summary judgment motion, arguing that disclosure is forbidden by law, and that, *457under common-law principles, the Township’s interest in confidentiality outweighs the public’s interest in accessing the records. Because we find that the trial court properly applied the law to the facts of the case, but did not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Payton v. New Jersey Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- Loigman v. KimmelmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Hammock Ex Rel. Hammock v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- State v. HildNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Alfonso v. BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPT. OF LABORSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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