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PAUL v. VERNIERO

No. 97-5791.

170 F.3d 396 (1999)

PAUL P. (a minor, by Laura L., his legal guardian); Quincy Q.; Ronald R.; Steven S. (a minor, by Sally S., his legal guardian) (all fictitious names), Individually and as Representatives of a class pursuant to Fed. R. Civ P. 23(a) and 23(b)(2) v. Peter VERNIERO, Attorney General of New Jersey; Jeffrey S. Blitz, Atlantic County Prosecutor; William Schmidt, Bergen County Prosecutor; Stephen G. Raymond, Burlington County Prosecutor; Lee A. Solomon, Acting Camden County Prosecutor; Stephen D. Moore; Cape May County Prosecutor; Arthur Marchand, Cumberland County Prosecutor; Clifford J. Minor, Essex County Prosecutor; Andrew Yurick, Gloucester County Prosecutor; Carmen Messano, Hudson County Prosecutor; Stephen B. Rubin, Hunterdon County Prosecutor; Maryann K. Bielamowicz, Mercer County Prosecutor; Robert W. Gluck, Middlesex County Prosecutor; John Kaye, Monmouth County Prosecutor; John B. Dangler, Morris County Prosecutor; Daniel J. Carluccio, Ocean County Prosecutor; Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor; Ronald A. Epstein, Salem County Prosecutor; Melaine B. Campbell, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor; Dennis O'Leary, Sussex County Prosecutor; Edward Neafsey, Acting Union County Prosecutor; John J. O'Reilly, Warren County Prosecutor Paul P. (a minor, by Laura L., his legal guardian) and Ronald R. (all fictitious names), on their own behalf and as representatives of a class pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and 23(b)(2), Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Barocas (Argued), Michael Z. Buncher, Office of Public Defender, Trenton, NJ, Attorneys for Appellants.

Joseph L. Yannotti, Peter G. Verniero (Argued), Rhonda S. Berliner-Gold and B. Stephan Finkel, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ; Gladys E. Rodriguez, Office of County Prosecutor, Camden, NJ; Betsy L. Phillips, Office of County Prosecutor, Mays Landing, NJ; Nancy Lotstein, Office of County Prosecutor, Woodbury, NJ; Maureen O'Brien, Office of County Prosecutor, Elizabeth, NJ, Attorneys for Appellees.

Faith S. Hochberg, United States Attorney, Camden, NJ; George S. Leone (Argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Newark, NJ; Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Leonard Schaitman, Wendy M. Keats, Attorneys, Appellate Staff Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Attorneys for United States as Amicus-Curiae Supporting Appellees.

Before: SLOVITER and ROTH Circuit Judges, and FULLAM, District Judge

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

Plaintiff Paul P. sues on his behalf and on behalf of a class of persons who, having been convicted of specified sex crimes, are required to comply with N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2c:7-1 et seq., known as "Megan's Law," which provides for a system of registration and community notification. Named as defendants are the Attorney General of New Jersey and numerous County Prosecutors (collectively...

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