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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-48/49-22 James Kennedy, II v. Weichert Co. d/b/a Weichert Realtors (087975) Is plaintiff, a commissioned real estate salesperson, an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of the Wage Payment Law after a recent amendment to the Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen Act, L. 2021, c. 486?
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A-47-22 C.R. v. M.T. (087887) Did defendant pose “the possibility of future risk to the safety or well-being of the alleged victim,” under the second prong of the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-16(a)(2), to support issuance of a final protective order?
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A-46-22 County of Passaic v. Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (087989) Under the circumstances presented, was the arbitration clause unenforceable under Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, L.P., 219 N.J. 430 (2014), because it lacked an explicit waiver of the right to seek relief in a court of law?
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A-45-22 Amada Sanjuan v. School District of West New York, Hudson County (087515) Does an arbitrator have authority to demote an employee under the Tenure Employees Hearing Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:6-10 and N.J.S.A. 18A:6-16, and if not, on remand in this matter, is the arbitrator precluded from considering dismissal as a penalty?
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A-44-22 New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. D.C.A. and J.J.C.B. (087604) Do the 2021 amendments to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), the best interests of the child test, bar all evidence of a child’s relationship with resource caregivers in a termination of parental rights case? [Note: The Court imposed a peremptory briefing schedule in this matter. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed, with the proposed amicus brief, on or before 6/23/23. Such filings shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office through eCourts Supreme. 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-43-22 Alejandra Padilla v. Young Il An (087862) Are the owners of vacant commercial lots liable to pedestrians injured by poorly maintained sidewalks abutting those lots?
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A-42-22 Patrick Boyle v. Carol Huff (087900) Among other issues, did the indemnification provision in the Ocean Club Condominium Association’s by-laws indemnify a member of the Association’s Board of Trustees for a first-party action that the trustee filed against the Association, and was the trustee entitled to recover attorney’s fees from the Association under the indemnification provision in an action to enforce the indemnification provision?
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A-41-22 State v. William Hill (087840) Is the witness tampering statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a), unconstitutionally overbroad?
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A-40-22 Viktoriya Usachenok v. State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury (086861) Does N.J.A.C. 4A:7-3.1(j), a civil service regulation governing investigations of discrimination that, as amended in 2020, directs investigators to “request that all persons interviewed, including witnesses, not discuss any aspect of the investigation with others, unless there is a legitimate business reason,” impermissibly restrict protected speech in violation of the First Amendment or the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination?
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A-39-22 State v. Isaiah J. Knight (087822) Where a witness who identified defendant as the shooter in connection with a murder prosecution later gave a sworn statement stating that he was held at gunpoint by defendant’s relatives and forced to sign an affidavit recanting his identification of defendant, can the defense be compelled to produce any recantation affidavits that may be in its possession?
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A-38-22 State v. Colleen A. Cunningham (087913) Are the results from the Alcotest 9510 sufficiently reliable to be admissible in driving while intoxicated (DWI) cases to establish a defendant’s guilt or innocence for DWI? [Note: This matter is remanded to a special master, the Honorable Richard J. Geiger, J.A.D., who is currently serving in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, to develop a record, conduct hearings, and make findings and conclusions regarding the scientific reliability of the Alcotest 9510, which proceedings shall be scheduled on an accelerated basis. All motions to participate in the remand shall be served and filed with the Special Master on or before June 20, 2023.]
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A-37-22 William DeSimone v. Springpoint Senior Living, Inc (087891) Does the refund provision of N.J.S.A. 56:8-2.11 apply to the entire Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -227, or only to the Truth in Menu Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-2.9 to -2.13?
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A-36-22 State v. Amandeep K. Tiwana (087919) Was defendant subject to interrogation at the time she told the detective that she only had two shots prior to the car accident?
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A-35-22 State v. Kalil Cooper (087742) Did the trial court improperly instruct the jury that conspiracy is a predicate crime of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-30, promotion of organized street crime?
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A-34-22 State v. Shlawrence Ross (087823) Where defendant had elective surgery to remove a bullet from his body, can the State obtain the bullet using a search warrant and the attendant medical records using a subpoena?
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A-33-22 American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (087789) Is the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey subject to the Open Public Records Act as a “public agency” under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 and are its records subject to the common law right of access?
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A-32-22 State v. Oscar R. Juracan-Juracan (087849) Does defendant have the right to have interpreting services provided in person, as opposed to remotely, at his criminal trial? [Note: The Court imposed a peremptory briefing schedule in this matter. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed, with the proposed amicus brief, on or before 5/1/23. 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-31-22 State v. Curtis L. Gartrell (087597) After defendant fled on foot, did the police officers need a warrant to search defendant’s suitcase? [Note: The Court imposed a peremptory briefing schedule in this matter. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed, with the proposed amicus brief, on or before 5/1/23. Such filings shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office through eCourts Supreme. 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-30-22 Henry Keim v. Above All Termite & Pest Control (087603) Under the circumstances presented, were the employee’s injuries incurred during a motor vehicle accident compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act?
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A-29-22 State v. Brandon M. Washington (087477) Did the prosecutor’s pretrial preparation of witnesses, which included showing the witnesses a photograph of defendant, taint the witnesses’ in-court identifications of defendant, and should that pretrial preparation have been recorded?
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