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REAVES v. STATE, DEPT. OF LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY

303 N.J. Super. 115 (1997)

NOLAN REAVES AND JOSEPH J. LEE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, C. GREGORY STEWART, LORRAINE L. WATSON, NANCI R. GULYA, DEBRA SIMMONS, OLIVER DEWEEVER, NILSA RIVERA, STUART SHERMAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Schiripo, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellants (Peter Verniero, Attorney General, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Schiripo, on the brief).

Glenn A. Bergenfield, argued the cause for respondents.

Before Judges LONG, SKILLMAN and CUFF.

The opinion of the court was delivered by SKILLMAN, J.A.D.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and its employees may be held liable under the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, for negligently failing to conduct a prompt investigation of a discrimination complaint. We conclude that the DCR and its employees are entitled to immunity from such a suit because a government agency's negligent failure to conduct...

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