The Appellate Division’s web site says that tomorrow, September 17, 2015, the court will issue a published opinion in A.A. v.  Gramiccioni, et al. This case deals with an issue of first impression in New Jersey: whether an OPRA requestor may file a lawsuit anonymously to challenge the denial of the OPRA request.

Although OPRA permits requests to be made anonymously, the Rules of Court require litigants to disclose their identity in court filings. OPRA does not state that a requestor is exempt from the usual rule that litigants in judicial proceedings may not proceed anonymously. The A.A. opinion will be the first ruling issued by a New Jersey appellate court on whether OPRA authorizes a litigant to shield his or her identity in court.