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1 Carol Ann Conforti v. County of Ocean -- rank: 1000

... treatment for a mental illness or drug use disorder; and N.J.S.A. 59:6-6, which grants immunity for decisions regarding whether to confine a ... confine a person for mental illness or drug dependence.’ N.J.S.A. 59:6- -6.” (alteration in original). The Appellate Division affirmed. Without discussing ... treatment for a mental illness or drug use disorder. Lastly, N.J.S.A. 59:6-6, “Determinations in accordance with applicable enactments,” grants immunity ... at 26-28 (concluding that police officers were immune under N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 for failing to confine a person whose husband believed she ... J. Super. 344, 345-47 (App. Div. 1983) (holding that N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 immunized a psychiatric hospital’s decision to move a patient ... criminal charges” and not “confined for mental illness” under N.J.S.A. 59:6-6; NJAJ’s claim that N.J.S.A. 59: ...

docket:	a-1-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-10
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2 CHRISTINE & BERNARD LUDLOW VS THE CITY OF CLIFTON, ET AL -- rank: 685

... a more restrictive residential facility was immunized from liability by N.J.S.A. 59:6-6. Accordingly, the court dismissed plaintiff's complaint. Plaintiffs filed a ... for reconsideration, which the court denied. Plaintiffs appeal. We affirm. ���� N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 provides in pertinent part: "Neither a public entity nor a ... and conditions of such confinement are immunized from liability under N.J.S.A. 59:6-6. Plaintiffs rely upon the comment to N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 contained in the Report of the Attorney General's Task ... General's Task Force on Sovereign Immunity (1972), comment on N.J.S.A. 59:6-6, at 229 (1972)] Plaintiffs further argue that defendants' decision to ... illness." Thus, the Legislature clearly intended the immunity provided by N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 is a discretionary decision whether to confine a person ...

docket:	a0736-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-11-19
status:	published
citation:	305 N.J.Super. 308
Document Size:	16720

3 T.S. AND R.S., h/w v. NEW LISBON DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER -- rank: 674

... made during terms of confinement for mental illness, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:6-6. New Lisbon was granted summary judgment, plaintiff's complaint was ... to, or release a person from confinement for mental illness[.]" N.J.S.A. 59:6-6(a)(2), (3). Plaintiff does not challenge that New Lisbon ... of N.J.S.A. 59:6-7(a) and N.J.S.A. 59:6-6(a)(1) and (2), concluding they barred recovery for injuries ... 190 N.J. Super. at 347 (upholding immunity, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:6-6, in suit alleging negligence when the transfer of a resident ... within the parameters of the grant of immunity provided by N.J.S.A. 59:6-6(a)(2). McNesby , supra , 231 N.J. Super. at 575 ... Super. at 311) (internal quotations and citations omitted). We conclude N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 affords defendant absolute immunity for its discretionary determinations. Based ...

docket:	a3779-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-05-14
status:	unpublished
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4 CAROL ANN CONFORTI v. COUNTY OF OCEAN -- rank: 650

... 5 (failure to diagnose mental illness or substance abuse), and N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 (determination on terms of confinement). They assert that such immunities ...

docket:	a0817-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-02
status:	Unpublished
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5 C.M.D. v. BRIDGEWAY REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC. -- rank: 629

... ill, under N.J.S.A. 59:6-2 and N.J.S.A. 59:6-6(a)(3); and qualified immunity afforded to public employees under ... personnel or facilities in a mental institution or medical facility.' N.J.S.A. 59:6-6 provides: Neither a public entity nor a public employee is ... a person from confinement for mental illness or drug dependence. [N.J.S.A. 59:6-6.] A plain reading of these provisions leads us to conclude ...

docket:	a2970-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-11
status:	Unpublished
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6 JOSEPH BERNSTEIN v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 472

... condition that would constitute a hazard to himself or others, N.J.S.A. 59:6-6. These immunities, in our view, apply here to shield the ...

docket:	a1601-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-01-11
status:	published
citation:	411 N.J. Super. 316 986 A.2d 22
Document Size:	110588

7 IN THE MATTER OF THE SEIZURE OF WEAPONS BELONGING TO R.M. -- rank: 449

... person for mental illness or drug dependence' as used in N.J.S.A. 59:6-6(a)(1) was satisfied by the actions of the police ...

docket:	a1029-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-19
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	32322