The Public Should Compare and Contrast Matthew Giacobbe’s Actions in Westfield vs. Matthew Giacobbe’s Actions in Chatham. Could He Have Revealed Himself to Be Any more of a Hypocrite with His Latest OPRA Violation in Chatham?

Westfield

Matthew Giacobbe directed his paralegal, Jason Jeski, to submit the OPRA request above. 

Matthew Giacobbe was caught using public funds ($5,000 Westfield tax dollars and $9,847.50 insurance money) to target and harass residents of Westfield and some Westfield BOE members for speaking out against Antisemitism spewed by a radical Rutgers Law Professor.

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.

Please spend some time reviewing the OPRA request above. 

The request is overly broad. It asks for a year and half of emails.  It is a fishing expedition.  It was done with malice.  Its sole purpose was to intimidate and harass. Matthew Giacobbe is vindictive.

Chatham

Matthew Giacobbe’s poor legal representation invited a high-profile lawsuit against the district that was covered in the national news.

Thomas More Society Sues New Jersey School District for Defying U.S. Supreme Court, Violating Parental Rights

After reading the news reports and having firsthand knowledge of Matthew Giacobbes double dealing on the issue, I submitted the following OPRA request to Chatham on August 30^th:

I never received any response to my OPRA request far beyond 7 business days.  This is the email exchange that ensued weeks later:

After my last email, Matthew Giacobbe or someone from his firm prepared this letter for Peter Daquila:

Please read the letter thoroughly.  Look up the cases that they cited to deem my request "invalid".  Then go back to the top of this post and read the OPRA request that Matthew Giacobbe submitted in Westfield.

When you are paid with public funds to represent a Board of Education as attorney, you must abide by the law.  Matthew Giacobbe has demonstrated that he is incapable.  He has violated public trust and lost all credibility.  You can’t have double standards or no standards.  You wouldn’t violate OPRA if you weren’t doing anything wrong.   

Unlike Matthew Giacobbe's OPRA request in Westfield, my OPRA request wasn't done with malice.  It wasn't a fishing expedition.  It was specific and policy based.  Matthew Giacobbe wanted to sneak the most radical transgender policies onto districts and then cash in by opposing those very same policies in court. In Hanover, he portrayed himself as a fighter for parental rights. In Chatham, the opposite.  He is the arsonist that wants to get paid to work on his fires.  Taxpayers in communities represented by Matthew Giacobbe should be aware of what they are dealing with.  Matthew Giacobbe is causing divisions within communities and laughing all the way to the bank.