Legal Opinion
Kovalcik v. Somerset County Prosecutor's Office
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 21, 2011No. 066529PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hoens
In this appeal, we consider the scope and application of two of the provisions of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, that create exemptions applicable to the more general requirement that government records be disclosed.
The first of those provisions exempts from disclosure government records that have been deemed to be confidential by a court order, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. As to that exemption, we are called upon to decide whether an order denying a defendant’s motion to compel discovery in a criminal prosecution is the equivalent of an order of confidentiality that…
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