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1 RACHEL A. PARSONS v. MULLICA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 1000

... 59:3-2, respectively. The trial court apparently agreed, citing N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 in ruling that the TCA "does not provide immunity for ... and liability, see N.J.S.A. 59:2-3; N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, and specific provisions that govern in particular factual contexts." Kemp ...

docket:	a0643-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-30
status:	published
citation:	440 N.J.Super. 79 111 A.3d 144
Document Size:	62443

2 JASMINE ROACH v. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD -- rank: 945

... functions.' N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d); see N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. However, those sections 'each provide only that '[n]othing in ... quoting N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3- 2), aff'd, 226 N.J. 297 (2016). 'Therefore, '[a]lthough ...

docket:	a2277-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-03-09
status:	unpublished
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3 Estate of Hiram A. Gonzalez v. City of Jersey City -- rank: 909

... or failure to adopt or enforce a law (public entity); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) and (d), immunity for discretionary activities (public employee); N ... that N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) applied here and negated other, applicable TCA immunities. Amici ... police officer does not constitute a high-ranking public employee, [ N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) is] not always limited to such individuals.” Morey ... s conduct during a car chase was not immunized under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) because “[t]he officer’s conduct, comprised of ... “decisions in the field were protected [as discretionary] under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-5.� ... ordinary negligence principles”), N.J.S.A. 59:2-3, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, [the judge] must tailor both the final jury charge ...

docket:	a-19-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-08-04
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4 Antonio Chaparro Nieves v. Office of the Public Defender -- rank: 904

... public entity is immune from liability for that injury.”); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) (“A public employee is not liable for an ...

docket:	a-69-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2020-04-15
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5 Parsons v. Mullica Township Board of Education -- rank: 883

... a ministerial act, which is not afforded immunity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. Plaintiff’s also argued that Grasso was not immune from ...

docket:	a-69-14
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2016-08-17
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6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2043-19.opn.html -- rank: 876

... that fall within the immunity enumerated in the TCA at N.J.S.A. 59:3- 2.' Citing Costa v. Josey, 83 N.J. 49, 55 (1980 ... motion for summary judgment. 4 The trial court mistakenly cited N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 instead of N.J.S.A. 59:2-3. A ... carrying out their ministerial functions.' Utilizing a similar analytical framework, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2 establishes discretionary immunity for public employees. As is true for ... his acts or omissions in carrying out his ministerial functions.' N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. Our jurisprudence explains the distinction 'between a planning-level or ... County was entitled to discretionary immunity, the court erroneously cited N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, which pertains to public employees, instead of N.J.S ...

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7 SUSAN ZELLER v. NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE -- rank: 857

... 3. The motion court agreed, holding defendants were immune under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-3, and ... IN FINDING THAT [DEFENDANTS] WERE IMMUNE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF N.J.S.A. 59:3-2, DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES, SUBSECTION d. III. [THE] JUDGE [] ERRED IN FINDING ... statutory immunities apply to such police activity. In this regard, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) provides that A public employee is not liable for ... his acts or omissions in carrying out his ministerial functions. [ N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d).] The same immunity also applies to a public entity ... nature. If it is ministerial then no immunity exists under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a ... attaches unless the police action or inaction was "palpably unreasonable." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d). We recently held, in a slightly different context, ...

docket:	a1751-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-01-06
status:	unpublished
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8 S.P v. NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT -- rank: 842

... The City relied upon the following sections of the TCA: N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) ("A public employee is not liable for an injury ... from the exercise of judgment or discretion vested in him." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). See also N.J.S.A. 59:2-3 ... out [] ministerial functions." N.J.S.A. 59:2-3, N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. On the basis of this provision, S.P. argues the ... from "the exercise of judgment or discretion vested in him[.]" N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a); see also N.J.S.A. 59:2-3 ... from liability for negligence arising out such acts or omissions. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d), N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d). A ... 366 (1993), the Supreme Court held the discretionary immunity of N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) did not apply to police conduct during a ...

docket:	a5591-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-09-27
status:	published
citation:	428 N.J.Super. 210 52 A.3d 178
Document Size:	68777

9 JANET HENEBEMA v. SOUTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY -- rank: 833

... thirty minutes later. Id. at 315-16. In concluding that N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) was inapplicable, we stated that if the critical question ...

docket:	a3723-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-01
status:	published
citation:	430 N.J.Super. 485 65 A.3d 846
Document Size:	85387

10 CHRISTIANNA PITCHER v. OCEAN RIDE -- rank: 828

... exercise of judgment or discretion vested in him [or her]." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a); see also N.J.S.A. 59:2-3 ... executing ministerial functions. N.J.S.A. 59:2-3; N.J.S.A. 59:3-2. N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) states: A ...

docket:	a0102-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-24
status:	unpublished
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11 CRYSTAL ICE-BRIDGETON LLC v. CITY OF BRIDGETON -- rank: 819

... from the exercise of judgment or discretion vested in him." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). N.J.S.A. 59:3-3 provides that ...

docket:	a1687-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-13
status:	Published
citation:	428 N.J.Super. 576 54 A.3d 848
Document Size:	33319

12 KASIE VANMETER v. BRITTANY PIERCE -- rank: 819

... to N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) (involving actual, high level policymaking decisions), and qualified immunity ... to N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) (involving allocation of resources to adjust for competing demands ... 2003). N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) involve qualified immunity that flows from determinations of governmental ... only N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) or N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d), and not N.J.S.A. 59:4-2 ... of N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d) acts as an affirmative defense that must be proven ... times: in N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(d), N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d), and N.J.S.A. 59:4-2. ...

docket:	a2715-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-02
status:	unpublished
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13 DAMIEN ROSE BRUNO v. JEFFERSON STREET ASSOCIATES LLC -- rank: 807

... under N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a) and N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). A ministerial act is an act which 'public officers ... detain Bruno. N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). We also reject plaintiffs' contention that they presented sufficient ... act. See N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a); N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). A-0843-17T3 34 In reviewing an order dismissing ...

docket:	a0843-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-23
status:	Unpublished
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14 N.E. v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES -- rank: 804

... TCA provides public employees with absolute immunity from civil liability. N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). At the charge conference, the Division also argued it ... also rejected the Division's argument for absolute immunity under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a), characterizing the Division's removal of a child from ... access to the child, was not a discretionary act under N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a) because "no high level policy making" was involved. The ... of determining whether the Division's decision was "palpably unreasonable." N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(d). The case was tried before a jury for a ...

docket:	a3717-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-04
status:	published
citation:	449 N.J.Super. 379 158 A.3d 44
Document Size:	87999

15 JANE DOE v. RICHARD BURKE -- rank: 802

... judgment A-4920-18 25 or discretion vested in him.' N.J.S.A. 59:3-2(a). 'Public employees and public entities, however, 'ha[ve] the ...

docket:	a4920-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-17
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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