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16 ELSIE LASCURAIN v. CITY OF NEWARK, DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, et al. -- rank: 795

... Claims Act provides immunity for public officials in certain circumstances. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 provides, in relevant part, that a public employee is not ... a discretionary decision, thereby entitling them to the protections of N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 and 3-3. V     We finally address plaintiff's argument ...

docket:	A1438-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-03-12
status:	published
citation:	353 N.J. Super. 475 793 A.2d 731
Document Size:	92195

17 Marcinczyk v. State of New Jersey Police Training Commission -- rank: 792

... with ministerial duties, N.J.S.A. 59:2-3, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. 4 Under the Tort Claims Act, defendants must answer that ... discretionary immunity. N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). Nor did it address the issue of whether Marcinczyk ...

docket:	a-19-09
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2010-10-18
status:
citation:
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18 Paris Wilson v. City of Jersey City -- rank: 792

... public-entity liability) and to Petersen and Murdaugh-Jones under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) (immunity for discretionary activities). 8 B. The Appellate Division ... their activities were not protected by the immunity provision of N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) of the Tort Claims Act. 9 Id. at 155 ... Wilson , supra , 415 N.J. Super. at 167-68. 9 N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) provides that a public employee “is not liable ...

docket:	A-61-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-03-08
status:
citation:
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19 ERICA TURNER v. TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON -- rank: 792

... participated in the Township's interlocutory appeal. 4 See also N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d), which provides that a public employee "is not liable ...

docket:	a5478-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-23
status:	published
citation:	430 N.J.Super. 274 63 A.3d 1233
Document Size:	39752

20 CAROL ANN CONFORTI v. COUNTY OF OCEAN -- rank: 780

... N.J.S.A. 59:2-1, and -2(b), N.J.S.A. 59:-3-2(a) A-0817-18 8 and -3-5, and N ... under N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) (Db36-Db41). We disagree. Public entity immunity is the ...

docket:	a0817-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-02
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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21 MIRIAM L. CHICAS v. TOWN OF KEARNY -- rank: 778

... 439 N.J. Super. at 624 (alterations in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 59:3- 2). In Caicedo, we declined to extend the good-faith immunity ...

docket:	a1248-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-01-10
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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22 IN THE MATTER OF DEAN J. SPENCER CAPE MAY COUNTY -- rank: 766

... barred by N.J.S.A. 59:3-8 and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). N.J.S.A. 59:3-8 provides that ...

docket:	a5344-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	Published
citation:
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23 IN THE MATTER OF DEAN J. SPENCER CAPE MAY COUNTY -- rank: 766

... barred by N.J.S.A. 59:3-8 and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). N.J.S.A. 59:3-8 provides that ...

docket:	a0239-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
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24 FREDDY FLORIAN v. SHANTAY D. JOHNSON -- rank: 757

... the entity." Public employees are immunized for the same activities. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. Costa v. Josey , 83 N.J. 49 , 55 (1980); see ... functions." See N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 (declaring the same with respect to public employees). Within that ...

docket:	a1010-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
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25 DANNY CAICEDO v. FABIAN CAICEDO -- rank: 745

... or omissions in carrying out his [or her] ministerial functions." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. Defendants argue that they are entitled to the good-faith ...

docket:	a6163-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-17
status:	published
citation:	439 N.J.Super. 615 110 A.3d 969
Document Size:	43787

26 CORRIE A. ALLEN v. PATRICK B. FLYNN -- rank: 742

... Div. 1979), certif. denied , 82 N.J. 300 (1980)). Similarly, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d ... for Ippolito to exercise the type of discretion immunized by N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a), but was more akin to the type of ministerial ...

docket:	a6254-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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27 EDWIN WILLIAMS v. THE CITY OF NEWARK NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT -- rank: 740

... 59:1-1 to 12-3. He relies primarily on N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(b) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-8. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(b) provides that "[a] public employee is not liable for ...

docket:	a1589-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-11
status:	unpublished
citation:
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28 MICHAEL AVERSANO, et al. v. PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY COMMISSION, et al. -- rank: 738

... 2-3a. The immunity afforded to a public employee by N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 does not immunize "a public employee for negligence arising out ...

docket:	A3947-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-10-01
status:	published
citation:	363 N.J. Super. 266 832 A.2d 914
Document Size:	75333

29 MATHEW BRASKI v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al. -- rank: 735

... 270 N.J. Super. 19 , 29 (App. Div. 1994). Specifically, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 provides: a. A public employee is not liable for an ... A. Margolis & Robert Novack, Claims Against Public Entities , comment to N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, at 70 (2006). The purpose of the IDEA is to ... from liability as discretionary decisions under the Tort Claims Act. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. See also Myers v. Medford Lakes Bd. of Educ. , 199 ... any higher order public entity, such as the State defendants. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 states that an employee is not liable for an injury ...

docket:	A0783-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-08-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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30 JUAN LUNA v. THE ESTATE OF MARTA GONZALEZ -- rank: 733

... the court erred in finding immunity under the TCA, specifically N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, -3, and -5. They also assert, primarily on the basis ... exercise of judgment or discretion vested in him or her, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2; good faith execution or enforcement of law, N.J.S ... note. She later attempted suicide and suffered injuries. We held N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 and -5 immunized the officer from liability for the failure ... to hold the car keys. Consequently, Prebish was immune under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, having exercised a discretionary decision. He was also immune under ...

docket:	a5443-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-09-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	53311