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2005-224

- Administrative Case Disposition – Jurisdiction

Administrative Case Disposition – Jurisdiction

GRC Complaint No: 2005-224 
Complainant: Askia Nash                  
Custodian: Essex County Courts                                                                    
Date of Request: N/A[1]         
Date of Complaint: November 22, 2005       

Administrative Case Disposition:

OPRA records request directed to a judicial or legislative branch of the government for which the Council lacks jurisdiction pursuant to OPRA.

Applicable OPRA Provision: 

N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.g. states “[t]he Council shall not have jurisdiction over the Judicial or Legislative Branches of State Government or any agency, officer, or employee of those branches.”

This is the final administrative determination in this matter.  Any further review should be pursued in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey within forty-five (45) days.  Information about the appeals process can be obtained from the Appellate Division Clerk’s Office, Hughes Justice Complex, 25 W. Market St.  PO Box 006, Trenton, NJ 08625-0006. 

Effective Date of Disposition:  January 27, 2006

Prepared By:Colleen McGann, Case Manager

Approved By Executive Director: Paul Dice

Date:  January 19, 2006

[1] As stated in the Denial of Access Complaint

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