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APPEALS ADDED IN THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT LISTED NEWEST TO OLDEST
The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.
Beginning on July 16, 2010, each appeal summary posted on this website includes its "posted" date, which is necessary for calculating certain due dates for filing briefs and motions under revised Rule 1:13-9, "Amicus Curiae."
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A-17-20 Bonay Goldhagen v. Susan Pasmowitz (084668) Does the strict liability dog bite statute, N.J.S.A. 4:19-16, have an assumption of the risk exception for independent contractors?
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A-15/16-20 State v. Bennie Anderson (084365) Was the forfeiture of this public employee’s pension a fine that implicates the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Paragraph 12 of the New Jersey Constitution, and if so, what factors should courts consider when assessing whether pension forfeiture is excessive?
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A-14-20 State v. Jose Carrion (084390) Did the failure of the arresting officers to apprise defendant of his Miranda rights prior to his initial statements in his apartment preclude the admission of his subsequent warned statements at the police station; and did the admission of an affidavit certifying the nonexistence of a gun permit without testimony by the affiant violate the Confrontation Clause?
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A-13-20 State v. Michelle Paden-Battle (084603) Did the jury’s verdict acquitting defendant of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses preclude the sentencing court from finding that defendant ordered the victim’s execution?
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A-12-20 Ernest Bozzi v. City of Jersey City (084392) Under the Open Public Records Act, was plaintiff entitled to the names and addresses of individuals possessing a dog license issued by Jersey City?
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A-11-20 State v. Rasheem W. McQueen and Myshira T. Allen-Brewer (084564) Did the State’s acquisition of the recording of a telephone call placed from the police station’s phone violate the Fourth Amendment?
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A-10-20 Borough of Carteret v. Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association, Local 67 (084709) Was the arbitrator’s interpretation of the disputed clause in the parties’ collective negotiations agreement reasonably debatable?
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A-9-20 State v. Juan C. Molchor; State v. Jose A. Rios (084694) Under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to -26, can a defendant’s immigration status form the basis for the court’s pretrial detention decision? [Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 10/30/2020. Such filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office by email. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955 No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
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A-8-20 State v. Oscar Lopez-Carrera (084750) Under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to -26, can a court consider the issuance of a Final Removal Order when deciding whether to detain the defendant? [Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 10/30/2020. Such filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office by email. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955. No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
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A-7-20 State v. Cynthia Rivera (084419) Was the sentencing court’s finding and weighing of the aggravating and mitigating factors based on sufficient, credible evidence in the record and did the court adequately explain its reasoning?
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A-6-20 State v. Edwin Andujar (084167) Was defendant’s conviction properly reversed where the State ran a criminal background check on a minority member of the jury pool after it unsuccessfully sought to remove the prospective juror for cause?
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A-5-20 Shelley Pritchett v. State of New Jersey (084451) Was the punitive damages award against a public entity reasonable and proportional?
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A-4-20 Angel Alberto Pareja v. Princeton International Properties (084394) Does a commercial landowner have a duty to take reasonable steps to render a public walkway abutting its property—covered by snow or ice—reasonably safe, while precipitation is falling?
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A-3-20 Leah Coleman v. Sonia Martinez (084489) Was it foreseeable that defendant’s client would commit an act of violence against plaintiff, such that defendant had a duty to take reasonable steps to avoid exposing plaintiff to danger posed by the client?
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A-1/2-20 H.C. Equities, LP v. County of Union (084556) Were the letters that plaintiff sent timely under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-8, and did they substantially comply with the notice requirements of the Act?
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A-82-19 New Jersey Republican State Committee v. Philip D. Murphy (084731) In this matter, the Supreme Court considers a constitutional challenge to the New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act, which authorizes the issuance of up to $9.9 billion in State general obligation bonds to be used for the purpose of responding to the fiscal exigencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 7/27/2020. Plaintiffs and defendant may serve and file any answer in opposition to the amicus motions together with the proposed brief(s) in response to the amicus briefs on or before 8/3/2020. Any amicus filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office by email. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955 No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
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A-81-19 The Bank of New York Mellon v. Marianne Corradetti (084029) Among other issues, did the evidence at trial establish that defendants’ signatures on the mortgage documents were forgeries?
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A-80-19 State v. Leo T. Little, Jr. (084115) In this case in which defendant was charged with weapons offenses, was it reversible error for the judge to ask potential jurors during voir dire whether it would affect their ability to be fair and impartial if the State did not produce a gun, and for the prosecutor to dismiss jurors based on their answers to that question?
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A-79-19 State v. Paulino Njango (084286) Where a person was wrongfully imprisoned beyond the term of incarceration, can prior service credits be applied to reduce the mandatory period of parole supervision under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2?
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A-78-19 Tyrone A. Huggins v. Mary E. Aquilar (084200) Is the provision in the automobile dealer’s insurance policy, which provides coverage in the minimum amount required by law only if the driver of the vehicle has no other coverage or if the driver has coverage in an amount less than the statutory minimum, a permissible step-down provision or an unlawful escape clause?
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