WILSON v. BROWN

DOCKET NO. A-5854-07T1, A-5883-07T1

962 A.2d 1122 (2009)

404 N.J. Super. 557

Thomas WILSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William C. BROWN, Senior Associate Governor's Counsel, in his official capacity as Custodian of Records, Defendant-Appellant, and Carla Katz, Intervenor-Appellant, and Communications Workers of America, Local 1034, Intervenor-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Milgram, Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant William C. Brown (Robert J. Gilson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Megan Lewis, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

Paul J. Fishman, New York, NY, argued the cause for appellant Carla Katz (Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, attorneys; Mr. Fishman, on the briefs).

Mark D. Sheridan argued the cause for respondent Thomas Wilson (Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, attorneys; Mr. Sheridan and Heather M. Hughes, Florham Park, on the brief).

David M. Slutsky, New York, NY (Levy Ratner, P.C.) argued the cause for respondent Communications Workers of America, Local 1034 (Mr. Slutsky, attorney and on the joint brief).

Steven P. Weissman argued the cause for amicus curiae Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (Weissman & Mintz LLC, attorneys; Mr. Weissman, on the joint brief).

Before Judges CUFF, FISHER and BAXTER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

CUFF, P.J.A.D.

In these appeals,1 we review an order requiring an in camera inspection of electronic mail communications (e-mail) between Governor Jon Corzine and Carla Katz and another order requiring disclosure of all e-mails other than communications concerning issues of general State policy and purely personal communications. We hold that...

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