USR: Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests show that in August of 2015, the Borough of Upper Saddle River started to discuss Vaad HaEruv’s application and contract with Orange & Rockland Utlities for an Eruv covering a small portion of the borough. Records produced also show that the borough council immediately moved to draft legislation targeting it. 

Last Tuesday, a Motion for Preliminary Injunction¹ was filed by Plaintiffs to issue an injunction against the Borough of Upper Saddle River’s selective and targeted behavior towards the Eruv (case documents and updates can be found here).  The request seeks to:

1. Enjoin the municipality from removing the Eruv during the litigation.
2. Enjoin the municipality from disrupting / preventing maintenance of the Eruv or restoration of damaged sections.
3. Permit the Plaintiff to complete the planned expansion of the Eruv in the Borough.

Typically, in order for a preliminary injunction to issue, you must meet four criteria: Read More