by Bill Cleary
CNBNEWS.NET-The Camden County Superior Court on May 2 issued an order on the Schmidt et al v. City of Gloucester City lawsuit filed on March 17 by Oxford, New Jersey attorney Walter M. Luers on behalf of plaintiffs John P. Schmidt and Michael E. Walters, both of Gloucester City. In addition to the City, the lawsuit named the Gloucester City Board of Education, the City\’s Housing Authority as well as City Clerk Kathy Jentsch, Board of Education Business Administrator Margaret McDonnell and Housing Authority Records Custodian Sue McElhatton as defendants.
Schmidt is a college student studying political science and Walters is a former City fireman who is disabled. Schmidt recently ran for a seat on the City School Board but lost. Walters ran unsuccessfully for council last November. Both individuals are unflinching critics of Mayor William James and his administration.
They alleged in their lawsuit that Gloucester City, its housing authority and school board committed several violations of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and the common law right of access to government records.
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