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City of East Orange (Essex)

Municipal GovernmentEssex CountyImproving

Compliance Grade

0% denial rate

Total Complaints

Favorable

Records provided or settled

Unfavorable

Denied or dismissed

Pending/Other

Favorable Rate

40%

Of decided complaints

Statewide Comparison

21.3% lower than average

State Average Denial Rate

21.3%

GRC Complaints (13)

GRC Complaints

Showing 1 - 13 of 13 complaints

Names may be truncated in source data

Case Number	Complainant	Public Entity	Year	Status	Actions
2025-03	Yosef Leser	City of East Orange (Essex)	2025	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2023-210	Yolanda S. Kershaw	City of East Orange (Essex)	2023	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2023-258	Scott Betsy	City of East Orange (Essex)	2023	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2021-117	Peter O'Reilly	City of East Orange (Essex)	2021	Final Decision	No PDF
2018-78	India Cole	City of East Orange (Essex)	2018	Final Decision	No PDF
2017-231	Eugene Seabrooks	City of East Orange (Essex)	2017	Final Decision	No PDF
2016-126	James A. McCall	City of East Orange (Essex)	2016	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2016-285	Charles P. Cohen	City of East Orange (Essex)	2016	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2014-430	Thomas Dello Russo	City of East Orange (Essex)	2014	Final Decision	No PDF
2013-192	Cynthia A. McBride	City of East Orange (Essex)	2013	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2013-211	Frances Hall	City of East Orange (Essex)	2013	Final Decision	No PDF
2008-27	Lucious Riley	City of East Orange (Essex)	2008	Final Decision	No PDF
2007-297	John Paff	City of East Orange (Essex)	2007	Final Decision	No PDF

Outcome Distribution

Entity Details

County: Essex
Years with Complaints: 2007 - 2025
Unique Complainants: 5+

Top Complainants

Outcome Breakdown

Pending/Other

Settled/Mediated

Withdrawn

No Records Exist

Years with Complaints

2025202320212018201720162014201320082007

About GRC Complaints

GRC complaints are filed when requesters believe a public agency has improperly denied access to government records under OPRA. The Government Records Council adjudicates these disputes.

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City of East Orange (Essex)

Municipal GovernmentEssex CountyImproving

Compliance Grade

0% denial rate

Total Complaints

Favorable

Records provided or settled

Unfavorable

Denied or dismissed

Pending/Other

Favorable Rate

40%

Of decided complaints

Statewide Comparison

21.3% lower than average

State Average Denial Rate

21.3%

GRC Complaints (13)

GRC Complaints

Showing 1 - 13 of 13 complaints

Names may be truncated in source data

Case Number	Complainant	Public Entity	Year	Status	Actions
2025-03	Yosef Leser	City of East Orange (Essex)	2025	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2023-210	Yolanda S. Kershaw	City of East Orange (Essex)	2023	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2023-258	Scott Betsy	City of East Orange (Essex)	2023	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2021-117	Peter O'Reilly	City of East Orange (Essex)	2021	Final Decision	No PDF
2018-78	India Cole	City of East Orange (Essex)	2018	Final Decision	No PDF
2017-231	Eugene Seabrooks	City of East Orange (Essex)	2017	Final Decision	No PDF
2016-126	James A. McCall	City of East Orange (Essex)	2016	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2016-285	Charles P. Cohen	City of East Orange (Essex)	2016	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2014-430	Thomas Dello Russo	City of East Orange (Essex)	2014	Final Decision	No PDF
2013-192	Cynthia A. McBride	City of East Orange (Essex)	2013	Administrative Disposition	No PDF
2013-211	Frances Hall	City of East Orange (Essex)	2013	Final Decision	No PDF
2008-27	Lucious Riley	City of East Orange (Essex)	2008	Final Decision	No PDF
2007-297	John Paff	City of East Orange (Essex)	2007	Final Decision	No PDF

Outcome Distribution

Entity Details

County: Essex
Years with Complaints: 2007 - 2025
Unique Complainants: 5+

Top Complainants

Outcome Breakdown

Pending/Other

Settled/Mediated

Withdrawn

No Records Exist

Years with Complaints

2025202320212018201720162014201320082007

About GRC Complaints

GRC complaints are filed when requesters believe a public agency has improperly denied access to government records under OPRA. The Government Records Council adjudicates these disputes.

View all GRC complaints