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SERRANO v. SOUTH BRUNSWICK TP.

817 A.2d 1004 (2003)

358 N.J. Super. 352

Kenneth M. SERRANO, Petitioner-Respondent, v. SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, Respondent-Appellant, MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 19, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Lamb, First Assistant Prosecutor of Middlesex County, argued the cause for appellant in A-2708-02T5, Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office (Bruce J. Kaplan, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Lamb of counsel and on the brief).

Donald J. Sears, North Brunswick, argued the cause for appellant in A-3110-02T5, South Brunswick Township (Busch and Busch, attorneys; Mr. Sears, of counsel and on the brief).

Thomas J. Cafferty argued the cause for respondent Kenneth M. Serrano (McGimpsey & Cafferty, attorneys; Mr. Cafferty of counsel and, with Arlene M. Turinchak, on the brief). Barbara Conklin, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Government Records Council (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney); Patrick DeAlmeida, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel (Ms. Conklin and Doreen Piligian, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, COBURN, and ALLEY.

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

We consolidate these appeals for purposes of this opinion. The appeals are from a final agency determination by the Government Records Council (GRC), which was created to carry out the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13. The GRC decision overturns a decision by South Brunswick Township (the Township) and provides a newspaper reporter, Kenneth Serrano, with access to a tape of a 911...

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