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1 Daniel Tumpson, et al. v. James Farina, et al. -- rank: 1000

... twenty-day period to file a referendum petition had passed. N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c), for a violation of their statutory right of referendum ... right under the referendum laws and are therefore liable” under N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c) of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act. The court ... an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). On November 8, 2011, the ordinance was submitted to ... “acting under color of law” when he did so. N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). The Hoboken City Clerk was clearly acting in his ... Jersey Civil Rights Act, the attorney’s fees provision of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f), makes the two legislative schemes complementary. With that provision ... a deprivation of plaintiffs’ civil rights within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). CHIEF JUSTICE RABNER, JUSTICE FERNANDEZ-VINA, and JUDGE ...

docket:	A-13-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-07-31
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citation:	218 N.J. 450 95 A.3d 210
Document Size:	207355

2 Hamid Harris v. City of Newark -- rank: 985

... rights guaranteed by New Jersey’s Constitution and laws. See N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). Qualified immunity operates to shield government officials performing discretionary ... action for damages and for injunctive or other appropriate relief. [N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c).] “[Q]ualified immunity operates to shield ‘government ...

docket:	a-59-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2022-03-30
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3 Luis Perez v. Zagami, LLC -- rank: 945

... whether the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (Act or CRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c), authorizes a private right of action against a person ... “deprivation” of his civil rights. The panel reasoned that N.J.S.A. 10:6 2(c) has two distinct clauses, and that the “color ... any other person to the deprivation of” protected civil rights. N.J.S.A. 10:6 2(a) (emphasis added). Subsection (b) governs claims against someone who ... attempts to interfere” with the exercise of protected civil rights. N.J.S.A. 10:6 2(b) (emphasis added). (p. 6). 2. The Act also authorizes ... action for deprivations of or interference with protected civil rights. N.J.S.A. 10:6 2(c) (“Any person who has been deprived of any ... analysis with the statute’s plain language, the punctuation of N.J.S.A. 10:6 2(c) confounds its clear meaning. Specifically, the absence of ...

docket:	A-36-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-05-20
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4 IN THE MATTER OF L.S., MIDDLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 927

... § 1983, 1988 and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). Quoting Singer, 95 N.J. at 495, we reasoned ...

docket:	a0139-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-07
status:	Unpublished
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5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE v. QUAKER VALLEY FARMS LLC -- rank: 885

... a violation of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-2, and other claims, arising out of the SADC's alleged ...

docket:	a5710-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
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6 State of New Jersey v. Quaker Valley Farms, LLC -- rank: 875

... rights in violation of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(b) and (c). 6 The SADC and Quaker Valley both ... interfered with or attempted to interfere with a substantive right. N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). As the trial court found, the SADC’s efforts ... “threats, intimidation or coercion” against Quaker Valley. See 37 N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). As such, we affirm the Appellate Division’s dismissal ...

docket:	a_43_16
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2018-08-14
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7 388 ROUTE 22 READINGTON REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC v. TOWNSHIP OF READINGTON -- rank: 865

... action for damages and for injunctive or other appropriate relief. [N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c).] In addition to damages, the prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs. N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). The Legislature modeled the NJCRA on the Federal Civil ...

docket:	a1826-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-02-08
status:	Unpublished
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8 YANLEY SANDY v. TOWNSHIP OF ORANGE -- rank: 850

... of plaintiff's constitutional and civil rights and violation of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2 (third count); unlawful stop, search, and arrest in violation of ... count); and violation of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2 (tenth count). 3 Plaintiff filed a complaint and, later, an ... s rights under the New Jersey Constitution and violation of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2 (third, fourth, sixth, and tenth counts); false arrest and false ... s rights under the New Jersey Constitution and violation of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2 (third, fourth, sixth, and tenth counts); false arrest and false ...

docket:	a0034-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-07-29
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	63793

9 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5496-16.opn.html -- rank: 843

... C. § 1983, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). Speedway also sought an injunction to prevent defendant, the ... state] rights elsewhere conferred.''); 42 U.S.C. § 1983; N.J.S.A. 10:6-2. VI. Finally, we find without merit Speedway's claims that ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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10 L.C. v. MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE -- rank: 838

... Tumpson v. Farina, 218 N.J. 450, 473 (2014) (quoting N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)). At the outset, we note plaintiff's brief does ... rights only lie against persons acting under 'color of law,' N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c), meaning the exercise of power 'possessed by virtue of ...

docket:	a3654-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-04-09
status:	Unpublished
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11 FRIENDSHIP, INC v. TOWNSHIP OF NEW HANOVER -- rank: 833

... F. Supp.2d 447 , 452 (D.N.J. 2010) (citing N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)). The trial court held that plaintiff was not entitled ...

docket:	a0591-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-07
status:	unpublished
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12 1FRIENDSHIP, INC v. TOWNSHIP OF NEW HANOVER -- rank: 833

... F. Supp.2d 447 , 452 (D.N.J. 2010) (citing N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)). The trial court held that plaintiff was not entitled ...

docket:	a0592-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-07
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	113285

13 ROBERT FUHRMAN v. APPELLATE DIVISION HEATHER MAILANDER -- rank: 805

... thereby depriving the petitioners of a substantive right protected by N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c) of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA), N ... process and their statutory right of initiative in violation of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c) and awarded attorney's fees and costs to plaintiffs pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). For the following reasons, we affirm. I. We discern ... their petition, had denied their statutory right of initiative, violating N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). Plaintiffs also sought an award of attorney's fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). The complaint noted that '[o]n April 29, 2020 ... well as [their] statutory right of initiative, in violation of N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)'; and (6) awarded plaintiffs reasonable attorney's fees ...

docket:	a0080-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-09
status:	Published
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14 JAMAAL MERRITT, JR v. OFFICER JOHN KELLY -- rank: 796

... the New Jersey Constitution, United States Constitution, or state law, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c), and we look to the body of law on ... he did so.' Tumpson, 218 N.J. at 473 (quoting N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)). First, to determine whether ''the Constitution or laws of ... United States] conferred on [plaintiff] a substantive right,' ibid. (quoting N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)), we must identify which specific right is claimed. See ... the NJCRA was even enacted in 2004. Id. at 174; N.J.S.A. 10:6-2 (eff. Sept. 10, 2004). Additionally, County Concrete itself was decided ...

docket:	a0754-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-02
status:	Unpublished
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15 MARTIN O'BOYLE v. DISTRICT I ETHICS COMMITTEE -- rank: 796

... declaratory judgment, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (CRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-2. The Law Division granted defendants' motion to dismiss pursuant to ... of the factors necessary to support a CRA claim. See N.J.S.A. 10:6-2. This archive is a service of Rutgers School of Law ...

docket:	a4599-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-12
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 457 24 A.3d 809
Document Size:	67581