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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-61/80-24 State v. Arthur F. Wildgoose (089853) Read Appellate Opinion A-1497-22 Is further relief warranted in this PCR (post-conviction relief) matter, where the appellate court found that the Attorney General’s Uniform Plea Negotiation Guidelines to Implement the Jessica Lunsford Act, P.L. 2014, c. 7 -- which have a graduated system differentiating between pre- and post-indictment plea offers -- did not violate defendant’s constitutional rights, and remanded for fact-finding limited to the absence of a pre-indictment plea offer in this matter?
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A-60-24 State of New Jersey ex rel. Edelweiss Fund, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (090285) Read Appellate Opinion A-1340-23 In this qui tam action, does the public disclosure bar apply, and do the 2023 amendments to the New Jersey False Claims Act -- specifically N.J.S.A. 2A:32C-9(c), which provides that a court shall not dismiss a relator’s claim based on the public disclosure bar if the Attorney General opposes dismissal -- apply to this matter?
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A-59-24 State v. Kader S. Mustafa (090329) Read Appellate Opinion A-1038-22 Can a criminal defendant advance a diminished capacity defense under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 without expert testimony?
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A-58-24 State v. Fernando J. Garcia-Moronta (090118) If a defendant is in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, can the trial court issue a bench warrant for the defendant’s failure to appear in person for his arraignment, and can the defendant appear telephonically for court proceedings?
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A-57-24 State v. Jesus E. Reyes-Rodriguez (090313) Read Appellate Opinion A-3169-23 If a defendant is deported, but participates in court proceedings remotely, can the trial court issue a bench warrant for the defendant’s failure to appear in person, and can the defendant appear remotely for trial?
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A-56-24 State v. Thomas J. DiNapoli (090381) Read Appellate Opinion A-1374-23/A-2164-23 Can defendant, who was charged with reckless vehicular homicide, introduce expert testimony that the victim died because of the medical care she received, if the State is relying exclusively on the first prong of N.J.S.A. 2C:2-3(c) to prove causation?
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A-54/55-24 State v. Michael Owens (089721) Should the jury have been instructed on passion/provocation manslaughter, should defendant’s trial for murder been severed from his trial for aggravated assault, and if so, should defendant’s conviction for aggravated assault be reversed?
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A-53-24 Alison Beavan v. Allergan U.S.A., Inc. (090150) Read Appellate Opinion A-1501-23 Under the circumstances presented, were the report and deposition testimony of plaintiff’s expert witnesses, who relied in part on a differential diagnosis, sufficient to overcome summary judgment?
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A-52-24 Scott Diana v. LVNV Funding LLC (089939) Read Appellate Opinion A-1000-23 Does the New Jersey Consumer Finance Licensing Act, N.J.S.A. 17:11C-1 to -49, provide a private right of action?
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A-51-24 Lakita D. Murray v. Christopher B. Punina (090246) Read Appellate Opinion A-0559-22 Does N.J.S.A. 39:6A-12 of the New Jersey Automobile Reparation Reform Act (the No-Fault Act), N.J.S.A. 39:6A-1 to -35, prevent an injured plaintiff from presenting evidence of future medical expenses at a civil trial and recovering damages from the tortfeasor defendant for those future expenses when personal injury protection (PIP) benefits have not been exhausted?
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A-50-24 State v. Dana Kearney (089877) Read Appellate Opinion A-2638-22 Is defendant entitled to post-conviction relief on his claim that trial counsel was ineffective because defendant’s girlfriend and co-parent, who was the victim’s cousin and testified for the State, paid his legal fees?
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Did the State Parole Board appropriately deny the petition for rulemaking, which sought to amend N.J.A.C. 10A:71-2.2 to prevent the Board from categorically withholding from an inmate applying for parole the inmate’s own medical, psychiatric, psychological, and substance abuse records?
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A-47-24 State v. Gerald W. Butler (090237) Did the prosecutor’s reference to the television show The Wire in the opening statement; references to the Organized Crime Unit, gun violence, and trafficking in the City of Millville; and testimony that defendant was the target of a search warrant, individually or cumulatively amount to reversible error?
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A-46-24 In the Matter of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and AFSCME Local 888 (090230) Does the grievance process for sexual harassment mandated by the federal government’s Title IX rules preempt the process set forth in the terms of a collective negotiations agreement that allows an employee to challenge their termination for just cause?
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A-45-24 Andris Arias v. County of Bergen (089642) Was the County of Bergen entitled to immunity under the Landowners Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-2 to -10, where plaintiff fell in a hole while rollerblading in Van Saun County Park and filed suit against the County alleging negligence and seeking damages for injuries she suffered from the fall?
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A-44-24 State v. Jule Hannah (089819) Read Appellate Opinion A-3528-21 Does a police officer need to be qualified as an expert to testify about cell tower locations based on phone records and explain that cell phones generally connect to cell towers based on physical proximity?
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A-43-24 State v. Jeremy Arrington (090216) Read Appellate Opinion A-2662-21 Can a criminal defendant advance an insanity defense under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 without expert testimony?
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A-42-24 Despina Alice Christakos v. Anthony A. Boyadjis, Esq. (090214) Can plaintiff Helen Alexandra Christakos, who was not defendant’s client but was a potential beneficiary of her uncle’s previous will, maintain a cause of action for legal malpractice against defendant alleging that her uncle, defendant’s client, lacked testamentary capacity to execute a subsequent will?
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A-41-24 State v. Tybear Miles (090275) Was defendant entitled to discovery related to the State’s use of facial recognition technology, see State v. Arteaga, 476 N.J. Super. 36 (App. Div. 2023)?
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A-40-24 Donald Whiteman v. Township Council of Berkeley Township (089641) Did plaintiffs establish that the Township Council of Berkeley Township’s denial of their petition to deannex South Seaside Park was arbitrary and unreasonable, that the denial was detrimental to the economic and social well-being of a majority of the residents of South Seaside Park, and that the deannexation would not cause a significant injury to the well-being of Berkeley Township under N.J.S.A. 40A:7-12.1?
Note: The Court imposed an expedited, peremptory briefing schedule in this matter. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed through eCourts Supreme, with the proposed amicus brief, on or before 3/3/2025. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955. No further submissions will be accepted unless requested by the Court.
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