NOT FOR PUBLICATION United States District Court, D. New Jersey. Albert W. FLORENCE, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF the COUNTY OF BURLINGTON, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 05-3619. March 20, 2008. Susan Chana Lask, Esq., New York, NY, Michael V. Calabro, On the Brief, Newark, NJ, for Plaintiff. J. Brooks Didonato, Parker, McCay, …
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington,2009 WL 252174 (D.N.J. Feb 4, 2009) (NO. CIV. A. 05-3619)- Won First NJ Federal Court Summary Judgment Against Counties’ Unconstitutional Prison Strip Searches
United States District Court, D. New Jersey. Albert W. FLORENCE, Plaintiff, v.BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF BURLINGTON, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 05-3619. Feb. 4, 2009. Background: Non-indictable arrestee brought class action under § 1983 against counties, county jails, and jail wardens, among others, alleging that defendants violated non-indictable arrestees’ constitutional …
Miken v. Hind, Not Reported in A.2d, 2009 WL 1686728 (N.J.Super.A.D.,2009- Won NJ Appeal that equitable distribution is not granted in domestic partnership termination and no rights to inheritance
UNPUBLISHED OPINION. CHECK COURT RULES BEFORE CITING Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Sharon A.F. MIKEN, Plaintiff-Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Jane F. HIND, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Respondent. Argued May 19, 2009.Decided June 18, 2009. West KeySummary Divorce 134 252.3(3) 134 Divorce 134V Alimony, Allowances, and Disposition of Property 134k248 Disposition of Property 134k252.3 Particular Property or Interests and …
Burlington County Times: Lask’s Strip Search Civil Rights Case
Court: Jail strip searches illegalBy: DANIELLE CAMILLI Thu, Feb 12 2009Burlington County Times Strip searches of inmates held for minor offenses at the Burlington and Essex county jails are unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Court Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez’s Feb. 4 decision holds both county detention centers liable and could cost both counties …
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North Jersey.Com: Lask’s Strip Search Class Action Win
Strip-search ruling may aid suits against jails Thursday, February 12, 2009 BY PETER J. SAMPSONNorthJersey.comSTAFF WRITER A federal judge’s ruling that blanket strip searches at two county jails violated the constitutional rights of people detained for minor offenses is likely to add ammunition to similar class-action suits pending against Bergen and other counties in New …
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Daily Record : Lask’s Prison Strip Search gets Class Action Win
Essex, Burlington jails liable for strip searchesBy DAVID PORTER • Associated Press • February 12, 2009 NEWARK — A bureaucratic mix-up landed Albert Florence in the Burlington County Jail in 2005. Unable to convince police that he had paid the traffic fine he was now accused of ignoring, Florence was arrested and forced to submit …
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Criminal Defense Blog : Lask Congratulated for Strip Search Fight
http://criminaldefenseblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking-on-corrections-they-just-think.htmlWednesday, February 11, 2009Taking On Corrections: “They Just Think The Law Stops At Their Door”The most important rule of practicing criminal law, a rule never taught in Criminal Procedure in law school, is to be nice to court staff. Clerks that don’t like you can conveniently forget to bring your client’s file, the bailiff who …
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