AMER. CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION v. COUNTY OF HUDSON


799 A.2d 629 (2002)

352 N.J. Super. 45

The AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. and Deborah Jacobs, Plaintiffs-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF HUDSON, Ralph Green, as Director of the Hudson County Department of Corrections and Custodian of Records of the Hudson County Jail, County of Passaic, and Felix Garcia, as Warden and Custodian of Records of the Passaic County Jail, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. United States of America, Defendant/Intervenor/Third-Party Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. McCallum, Jr. (Assistant Attorney General of the United States) of the Georgia bar, admitted pro hac vice, Atlanta, GA, and Thomas M. Bondy (United States Department of Justice) of the California bar, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for appellant United States of America (Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Cranford, attorney; Messrs. McCallum, Bondy and Christie on the brief together with Michael Chagares, Thomas Calcagni, Gregory G. Katsas, Mark B. Stern and Katherine S. Dawson).

Ronald Chen (Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic), Newark, argued the cause for respondents The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and Deborah Jacobs (Mr. Chen, attorney, and on the brief together with Penny Venetis, Newark, Edward Barocas, West Orange and Howard Moskowitz, Jersey City).

William J. Pascrell, III, Passaic County Counsel, attorney for respondents Passaic County and Felix Garcia (Matthew Malfa, Secaucus, on the brief).

Joseph S. Sherman, Hudson County Counsel, attorney for respondents Hudson County and Ralph Green (Michael J. Dermody, Jersey City, appearing).

Arlene M. Turinchak, Somerset, argued the cause for amicus curiae North Jersey Media Group (McGimpsey & Cafferty, attorneys; Ms. Turinchak, on the brief with Thomas J. Cafferty).

Before Judges KESTIN, STEINBERG and ALLEY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KESTIN, J.A.D.

Defendant-intervenor, the United States of America (the United States or the government), appeals from the trial court's order and judgment requiring defendants, the counties of Hudson and Passaic and the administrators of those counties' jails (collectively, the counties), to disclose pedigree data and other specified information pertaining to certain inmates, including...

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