• Winberry Realty P'ship v. Borough of Rutherford

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for appellants/cross-respondents (Gibbons and Lite DePalma Greenberg, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg, SylviaRebecca Gutiérrez, and Bruce D. Greenberg, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Kathy A. Kennedy argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants (Hanrahan Pack, attorneys; Thomas B. Hanrahan, of counsel and on the briefs, and Kathy A. Kennedy, on the briefs).

    Case Number: A-22/53-19 (083156)

    Municipality Could Be Held Liable for Tax Collector's Violation of Property Owners' Rights to Tax Sale Certificate Redemption

  • State v. Chavies

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-25-20) (084999)

    Defendant appealed from the judgment of the appellate division affirming the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for release from custody.

  • Stibgen v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: District Judge Hillman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:21-cv-09450-NLH

    The court reviewed plaintiff's complaint filed in forma pauperis.

  • Fletcher v. Gateway Grp. One, D.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-08
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: District Judge Hayden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-cv-3413 (KSH) (CLW)

    Defendant City of Elizabeth moved for summary judgment, while the other defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint.

  • Borough of Carteret v. Firefighters Mut. Benevolent Ass'n, Local 67

    Publication Date: 2021-07-08
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-10-20) (084709)

    Defendant appealed from the judgment of the appellate division.

  • In re Renewal Application of TEAM Acad. Charter Sch.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David G. Sciarra (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden and Education Law Center, attorneys; Michael S. Stein, Brendan M. Walsh, Ranit S. Shiff, David G. Sciarra, Elizabeth A. Athos, and Jessica A. Levin, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Donna Arons, Assistant Attorney General (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa Dutton Schaffer and Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorneys General, and Donna Arons, of counsel, and Geoffrey N. Stark, Christopher Weber, Lauren A. Jensen, and Aimee Blenner, Deputy Attorney Generals, on the briefs); Thomas O. Johnston (Johnston Law Firm, attorneys; Thomas O. Johnston, of counsel and on the briefs, Barbara J. Bohi and Rula A. Moor, on the briefs); Joel M. Miklacki (Law Offices of Joel M. Miklacki, attorneys); Adam S. Herman and Daniel Schlein, on the brief (Adams Gutierrez & Lattiboudere)

    Case Number: A-45-19 (083014)

    Education Commissioner Obligated to Evaluate Future Charter School Applications for Impacts on Segregation and on Disabled and English Language Learning Students

  • J.K. v. New Jersey State Parole Bd.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James H. Maynard (Maynard Law Office, attorneys; James H. Maynard, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Jane C. Schuster, Assistant Attorney General (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, Jane C. Schuster, of counsel and on the brief, and Deborah Hay, and Christopher C. Josephson, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs)

    Case Number: a_76_19_062421

    Parolee's Application to Relocate Abroad Properly Denied for Lack of Documentation Explaining How Supervision Would Continue

  • Simmons v. Mercado

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rotimi A. Owoh (Rotimi A. Owoh, on the brief)
    for defendant: Brock D. Russell (Brock D. Russell, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-18-20 (084695)

    Agency That Created Public Record Required to Respond to OPRA Request Even If Records Later Kept by Another Agency

  • In re Renewal Application of TEAM Acad. Charter Sch.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-45-19) (083014)

    The Education Law Center appealed from the appellate division's judgment upholding the commissioner of education's determinations.

  • State v. Szemple

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John McNamara, Jr., Chief Assistant Prosecutor (Robert J. Carroll, Acting Morris County Prosecutor, attorney; John McNamara, Jr., on the briefs)
    for defendant: Paul Casteleiro (Paul Casteleiro, on the briefs)

    Case Number: A-70-19 (084182)

    Defendant Not Entitled to Post-Conviction Discovery Where Defendant Previously Knew Facts Underlying Request and Failed to Show Probative Value of Requested Information