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Court officials are trying to determine how many and which original files ar=
e=20
destroyed.

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Miss Wolfe had worked at the court for about 4 years and primarily handled=20
paperwork for misdemeanor case that were tried in district court, appealed=20
and litigated in circuit court and then remanded back to district court,=20
authorities said.

=93Most likely, they weren=92t of the most severe nature and won=92t have a=20=
lasting=20
effect on the criminal justice process,=94 Mr. Gansler said. =93This won=92t=
 bring=20
about the release of criminals or anything of that nature.=94

Mr. Gansler said because the cases likely already were tried in court,=20
computer records may exist to help officials identify the cases.

But =93it will be a logistical and administrative nightmare for the court,=
=94 Mr.=20
Gansler said.
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Miss Wolfe=92s ex-boyfriend contacted someone in district court to tell them=
=20
about the burnings. He intercepted a few documents to show as evidence, a la=
w=20
enforcement source said.

=93When he asked what she was doing, she said she was getting rid of the wor=
k=20
so no one would find out,=94 the source said.

The court worker contacted police about 3 p.m. on Dec. 3. Police then saw th=
e=20
documents on Dec. 9 and interviewed the ex-boyfriend.=20

Investigators then took the documents to Jeffrey Ward, the administrative=20
clerk of the court, who verified that the papers were not supppose to leave=20
the courthouse, the source said.

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Miss Wolfe is also accused of taking office supplies -- staples, paper clips=
=20
and notepads -- which she did not burn, police said

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___________________________________________________________________
Bergen Record 12/18/99
Paterson will give The Record code violation information

by Jennifer Hughes
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The City of Paterson will provide The Record with public documents the=20
newspaper sought in a lawsuit filed last month, according to an agreement=20
reached at a court hearing Friday.=20
The suit charged that the city refused to allow a reporter access to health-=
=20
and building-code violations for about 250 houses and apartments. The units=20
are being used to relocate residents from two city housing projects that wer=
e=20
targeted for demolition.=20
City officials told the reporter that only city employees could conduct the=20
search of records and review the information, and that The Record would be=20
charged for the employees=92 time, the suit claimed.=20
Friday=92s agreement does not resolve that issue=97the major sticking point=20=
in=20
the case.=20
If the city decides to implement those charges, both sides could wind up=20
before state Superior Court Judge Frank Donato.=20
The Record=92s attorney, Tom Cafferty, said those seeking public documents=
=97from=20
private citizens to news agencies=97are only required to pay for photocopies=
=20
under the state=92s Right to Know law. While city attorneys have pointed to=20
case law that allows other charges beyond copies, Cafferty said that does no=
t=20
apply to this case.=20
=93The basic problem is that people in government think that it=92s not thei=
r job=20
to provide these records to the public,=94 said Cafferty. =93When the day is=
=20
done, it is their job=97these are the public=92s records.=94=20
Ray Vivino, the attorney who represented the city, did not say whether the=20
city will pursue the additional costs. Vivino said the paper=92s request is=20=
an=20
extensive one that will require a city worker to help the reporter pull=20
thousands of files from several city agencies.=20
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PETER A. KURILECZ CRM, CA
PAKURILECZ@AOL.COM

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