Courier News v. Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FUENTES, J.A.D.

Plaintiff Courier News moves, under R. 2:5-6(a), for leave to appeal the decision of the Law Division denying its application made pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. Plaintiff seeks access to tape recordings of all 911 calls made on February 14, 2002, in connection with the death of Costas Christofi at the home of Jayson Williams. These recordings are in the custody of defendant Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office as evidence in the case of State v. Jayson Williams. On March 4, 2003, we granted the…