WHITE v. WILLIAMS

Civil Action No. 99-CV-2240(JAP).

179 F.Supp.2d 405 (2002)

Thomas M. WHITE, John McKenzie, Frederick Hamiel, Tyrone Hamilton, and South Burlington County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Plaintiffs, v. Col. Carl A. WILLIAMS, individually, Department of Law and Public Safety — Division of State Police, Peter Verniero, individually, John J. Farmer, Jr., in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Col. Clinton Pagano, individually, Col. Michael Fedorko, in his official capacity as Acting Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, John and Jane Does 1-99, individually and in their official capacities, John and Jane Roes 1-99, individually and in their official capacities, and John and Jane Moes 1-99, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

January 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Buckman, Moorestown, NJ, for plaintiffs.

Stefan Presser, ACLU Foundation of Pennsylvania, PA, Justin T. Loughry, Loughry and Lindsay, Moorestown, NJ, Alan L. Yatvin, Howard D. Popper, Popper & Yatvin, Philadelphia, PA, David Rudovsky, Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein, Messing & Rau, Philadelphia, PA, Seth F. Kreimer, Philadelphia, PA, for Thomas White, John McKenzie.

Michael R. Cole, Benjamin Clarke, Paulette L. Pitt, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Gluck, Hayden & Cole, Teaneck, NJ, for Division of State Police, Col. Clinton Pagano, Col. Michael Fedorko and Attorney General John J. Farmer.

George W. Fisher, Zuckerman & Fisher, Princeton, NJ, for Col. Carl A. Williams.

Samuel P. Moulthrop, Andrew M. Conteras, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, Morristown, NJ, for New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

Robert A. Mintz, Adam N. Saravay, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ, for Justice Peter G. Verniero.


OPINION

PISANO, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of the ongoing scrutiny of the New Jersey State Police and its practice of racial profiling on the New Jersey Turnpike.1 Plaintiffs Thomas White, John McKenzie, Frederick Hamiel, Tyrone Hamilton and the South Burlington County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("NAACP") filed this lawsuit alleging various claims against...

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