After reading about the Chatham lawsuit in the news, I
submitted a basic OPRA request for a public record on August 30th. Chatham didn’t respond. Weeks later, this was the email exchange:
Not only was my request valid, but it required a
response within 7 business days (grant access, deny, or delay). Chatham is clearly in violation.
This is what the Open Public Records Act requires for
response times.
Some of Matthew
Giacobbe’s Problematic History with OPRA
Matthew Giacobbe illegally redacted audits of the Lodi BOE:
Lodi
By The Numbers: Never Once Have I Received an Audit for a Public Body Where
Every Deficiency and Recommendation is Blacked Out. Your Lodi Board of
Education Just Became the First.
Matthew Giacobbe illegally redacted most nonconfidential
subjects of his legal invoices in Hanover that are considered public record
(and delayed the release for 53 days).
Lodi
By The Numbers: Matthew Giacobbe Really Didn't Want His Hanover Bills Posted on
this Blog Because They Could Easily Be Searched. Taxpayers of Hanover Should
Carefully Review His Bills, Redactions, and Disregard for the Open Public
Records Act. They Should Research Giacobbe's Role in Pushing the Same
Transgender Policy that He Billed So Much to Rescind. (Repost- the Bills Link
is Restored)
Matthew Giacobbe was caught using Westfield tax dollars to file OPRA requests in Westfield, seeking the emails of BOE members and administrators.
Lodi By The Numbers: Matthew Giacobbe Didn't Only Defend and Even Praise a Board Member Spewing Hateful Antisemitism. It is Alleged that Giacobbe Also Helped that "Law Professor" Retaliate Against Other Board Members Using Westfield Tax Dollars.
