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APPEALS ADDED IN THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT LISTED NEWEST TO OLDEST
Summaries for Informational Purposes Only: 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.
Party Briefing and Case Documents: Briefing on appeals before the Supreme Court is governed by Court Rule. The Court’s order taking the appeal typically will include the due dates for the parties’ merits briefs and for amicus motions and briefs. The order is included in the “Case Document(s)” for each appeal. If the appeal is not sealed, the parties’ briefs also will be included in the “Case Document(s).”
Amicus Motions: Beginning on Feb. 10, 2026, motions for leave to appear as amicus curiae and proposed amicus briefs in Supreme Court appeals are due ten (10) days after the respondent files its merits brief, and motions to extend or relax the time for filing an amicus motion and brief will not be accepted. See R. 1:13-9(e).
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A-36-12 Luis Perez v. Zagami, LLC d/b/a The Landmark Americana Tap & Grill (071358) Does the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to -2, apply to defendants not acting under color of State law?
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A-35-12 State v. Christopher Dekowski (071019) Do the circumstances of this case, including defendant's unusual behavior and handing a bank teller a note that demanded money and stated he had a bomb, support a finding of first-degree armed robbery by simulation, or must the conviction must be reduced to second-degree robbery because there was no evidence defendant actually had a bomb or other weapon?
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A-33/34-12 Robert B. Beim v. Trevor R. Hulfish (071025) Where federal estate taxes were greater than they might have been if the decedent had died in a later year, is the corresponding loss in the heir's anticipated inheritance recoverable as "pecuniary injuries" under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6?
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A-32-12 C.A. v. Eric Bentolila, M.D (071702) Is the hospital memorandum concerning the circumstances surrounding plaintiff's birth privileged from disclosure under the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25?
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A-31-12 State v. Cesar A. Lipa (071011) Did the trial court appropriately apply the standards of State v. Slater, 198 N.J. 20145 (2009), in deciding defendant's pre-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea?
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A-30-12 State v. Roger Paul Frye (070975) May defendant's two prior convictions for driving while intoxicated be counted to sentence him as a third-time offender for a conviction of refusal to submit to a chemical breath test under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a; and should defendant have been permitted to withdraw his guilty plea to refusal under the circumstances of this case?
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A-29-12 Isabel Nichols v. Board of Trustees, Public Employees' Retirement System (071285) For purposes of an application for accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, did the employee's fall on an ice-covered entrance into the workplace approximately one-half hour before her designated start time occur "during" and as a result of the performance" of her "regular and assigned duties"?
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A-28-12 State of New Jersey, in the Interest of K.O., a Minor (070406) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44 (d)(3), which permits imposing an extended term sentence on a "juvenile who was adjudged delinquent on two separate occasions" for second-degree offenses, may the current delinquency adjudication be counted as one of the two requisite adjudications?
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A-27-12 State v. David M. Gibson (070910) Under the circumstances of this case, was there probable cause to arrest defendant for defiant trespass and was defendant properly subject to a subsequent search at the police station?
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A-26-12 Nowell James v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. (071344) Does N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f), which amended the statute on uninsured and underinsured motorists to prohibit use of "step-down" provisions to reduce coverage available to an insured's employees, apply retroactively to claims arising out of accidents that occurred and policies in existence prior to the effective date of the amendment; and if so, should the doctrine of manifest injustice be applied to bar retroactive application in this case?
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A-25-12 Estate of Stanley Kosakowski v. Director, New Jersey Division of Taxation (071319) Does the doctrine manifest injustice bar the retroactive application of amendments to the estate tax statute, N.J.S.A. 54:38-1, under the circumstances of this case?
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A-22/23/24-12 Wayne Davis v. Brickman Landscaping, Ltd (071310) What is the standard of care for determining whether defendants negligently inspected a hotel's fire sprinkler system; and was the opinion of plaintiff's expert regarding that standard of care an impermissible net opinion?
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A-21-12 State v. Sean Bell (070736) May a defendant apply for admission into the pretrial intervention program after being tried and found guilty of only a third-degree offense?
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A-20-12 State v. James W. Robinson (070556) May a criminal defendant be sentenced to two extended term sentences, one mandatory and one discretionary, consistent with the prohibition against multiple extended terms, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5a(2), and State v. Pennington, 154 N.J. 344 (1998)?
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A-19-12 State v. Terry Cornelius Jones (070733) Was defendant entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his petition for post-conviction relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim?
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A-18-12 State v. Reinaldo Fuentes (070729) Did the trial court err in finding and weighing the aggravating factors in imposing defendant's sentence?
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A-17-12 Manahawkin Convalescent v. Frances O'Neill (071033) Does the "learned professional" exception preclude application of the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -20, to a nursing home?
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A-16-12 Martin O'Boyle v. Borough of Longport (070999) Are the documents requested from the Borough protected from access under the Open Public Records Act because they are protected by the attorney work-product privilege and common interest doctrine?
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A-15-12 State v. Byseem T. Coles (070653) Did defendant's aunt have the authority to consent to a search of defendant's bedroom in her home, for which defendant was paying rent; and did the failure of the police to ask defendant, who was in custody nearby, for his consent, render the ensuing search unlawful and the seized evidence subject to suppression?
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Did the appellant demonstrate that the State intentionally disregarded the March 8, 2012 judgment of the Appellate Division (which is now on appeal to the Supreme Court as A-127-11), thereby warranting the granting of relief in aid of litigant's rights pursuant to Rule 1:10-3?
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