Supreme Court Final Argument Schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013
The following is the Supreme Court's schedule for
oral arguments on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The issues before the Supreme Court are
outlined in the Appellate Division opinion in each case. If you are planning to
view the Webcast of Supreme Court arguments, you may want to review the opinion
under appeal in order to have a better understanding of the issues before the
Court. The opinions are in Adobe Acrobat Pdf format.
To view the argument schedule and corresponding opinions for the Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Webcast, click here.
Please note that some of the Appellate Division opinions listed below have not been approved for publication, and that pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 1:36, no unpublished opinion shall constitute precedent or be binding on any court.
(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 not all issues may have been summarized).
10 a.m.
A-95-11 Kelly Ruroede v. Borough of Hasbrouck Heights (069484)
Where the trial court vacated and remanded a non-civil-service municipality's administrative decision to terminate a police officer, was it error to order reinstatement to inactive status with back-pay pending additional disciplinary hearings under N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 to -151?
A-96/97-11 Kane Properties, L.L.C. v. City of Hoboken (069676)
Where plaintiff, a developer of a planned 12-story residential building, applied for zoning variances under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d), for residential use and exceeding story and building height restrictions, was city council's disapproval of the zoning board's grant of the variances tainted by a conflict of interest created by the involvement of a city attorney who previously represented the operator of a nearby residential building that challenged plaintiff's application; and if so, what is the appropriate remedy?
12:30 p.m.
A-23-10/A-26-11 In the Matter of Advisory Letter No. 3-11 and Opinion No. 12-08 of the Supreme Court Committee on Extrajudicial Activities (066271)
No Appellate opinion
Consistent with the Canons of Judicial Conduct, can a part-time municipal court judge also pursue a career as a comedian and actor, including appearing on a weekly television program, using a fictitious name?
1 p.m.
A-92-11 State v. Kin Chi Wong a/k/a Xi Yi Gao (068675)
Should the trial court have granted defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal on the charge of accessing a computer with a scheme to defraud in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-25?
2 p.m.
M-649-12 In the matter of Thomas A. Clark
D-48-12 In the matter of Vincent Paragano