· 8/20/1996
Torres v. Kuzniasz
Citations
- 936 F. Supp. 1201
- 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12512
- 1996 WL 492334
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that memorandum detailing impact of disclosure of internal affairs investigation failed to demonstrate that “particularized harm [would] result from disclosure of the withheld documents”
- explaining that “the balancing test for determining whether the law enforcement privilege applies must be conducted with an eye toward disclosure”
- requiring production of all internal affairs records and complaints against all police officers in the defendant municipality for ten (10) years
- discussing how a significant amount of substantive information must be revealed to a court in the course of maintaining a privilege log, including the subject of communications
- rejecting defendant’s arguments that it should not have to review 1200 IA files
- ordering the production of IA case files from the City of Camden subject to a protective order, limiting review of the documents to “the plaintiffs’ counsel, plaintiffs’ experts, or other agents,” and permitting the files to “be used solely for the purposes of th[e] litigation”
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Judges: Kugler
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