L.R. v. CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DIST.

DOCKET NO. A-3972-14T4 A-4214-14T4 A-2387-15T4 A-3066-15T4.

171 A.3d 227 (2017)

452 N.J. Super. 56

L.R., individually and on behalf of J.R., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CAMDEN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT and John C. Oberg in his official capacity as Interim School Business Administrator and Board Secretary, Defendants-Respondents. L.R., individually and on behalf of J.R., a minor, Plaintiffs-Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Public School District and David F. Corso in his official capacity as Records Custodian of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Public School District, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Respondents. The Innisfree Foundation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hillsborough Township Board of Education and Aiman Mahmoud, Records Custodian, Defendants-Respondents. The Innisfree Foundation, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Cherry Hill Board of Education and James Devereaux, Records Custodian, Defendants-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Luers argued the cause for L.R., individually and on behalf of J.R., a minor, appellants in A-3972-14 and respondents/cross-appellants in A-4214-14 (Law Offices of Walter M. Luers, LLC, attorney; Mr. Luers, of counsel and on the briefs; Jamie Epstein , on the briefs).

Joseph D. Castellucci, Jr. , argued the cause for Camden City Public School District and John C. Oberg , respondents in A-3972-14 (Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, LLC, attorneys; Eric M. Wieghaus , on the brief).

Eric L. Harrison argued the cause for Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Public School District and David F. Corso, appellants/cross-respondents in A-4214-14 (Methfessel & Werbel, PC, attorneys; Mr. Harrison, of counsel and on the briefs; Kegan S. Andeskie , on the briefs; Emily H. Kornfeld , on the brief).

John D. Rue argued the cause for The Innisfree Foundation, appellant in A-2387-15 and respondent in A-3066-15 (John Rue & Associates, attorneys; Mr. Rue, of counsel and on the briefs; Krista Lynn Haley , on the briefs).

Vittorio S. LaPira argued the cause for Hillsborough Township Board of Education and Aiman Mahmoud, respondents in A-2387-15 (Fogarty & Hara, attorneys; Mr. LaPira, of counsel and on the brief; Robert D. Lorfink , on the brief).

Raina M. Pitts argued the cause for Cherry Hill Board of Education and James Devereaux, appellants in A-3066-15 (Methfessel & Werbel, PC, attorneys; Ms. Pitts and Vivian Lekkas , on the briefs).

Cynthia J. Jahn , General Counsel, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey School Boards Association in A-3972-14, A-4214-14, A-2387-15, and A-3066-15.

Krista Lynn Haley argued the cause for amicus curiae The Innisfree Foundation in A-3972-14 and A-4214-14 (John Rue & Associates, attorneys; Ms. Haley, on the briefs).

Iris Bromberg argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey in A-4214-14 (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Ms. Bromberg, Edward L. Barocas , Jeanne LoCicero , and Krista Haley , on the brief).

Before Judges Sabatino, Ostrer and Whipple.


These four related appeals1 concern efforts by plaintiffs (a nonprofit advocacy organization for disabled students, and the mother of a disabled student in the Camden City Public Schools) to obtain from several school districts copies of settlement agreements and records reflecting the provision of...

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