In an opinion that could serve as a primer for enhanced legal fees in OPRA cases, Bergen County’s top judge has awarded $10,445 to a requester of records from the county prosecutor’s office.
The opinion clarified a host of issues, including what makes someone a prevailing party under the Open Public Records Act, when contingency fee enhancements are available and which attorney activities can be counted in calculating the lodestar.
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