CALLAWAY v. SAMSON

CIVIL ACTION NO. 02-1009.

193 F.Supp.2d 783 (2002)

Craig CALLAWAY, Cherlyn King, Jocelyn Valencia, Stephanie Davies-Kahn, Plaintiffs, v. David SAMSON, Attorney General of the State of New Jersey; Rosemary Adams, City Clerk of the City of Atlantic City; Joseph G. Gindhart, City Solicitor of the City of Atlantic City; City of Atlantic City, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Grossman, Robert Loefflad, Seth Grossman & Associates, Somers Point, NJ, for Plaintiffs, Craig Callaway, Cherlyn King, Jocelyn Valencia, and Stephanie Davies-Kahn.

David Samson, Attorney General of New Jersey, Allison Accurso, Assistant Attorney General, Donna Kelly, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Pamela E. Gellert, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendant, David Samson.

Matthew B. Wieliczko, Natonya Phillips, Zeller & Bryant, LLP, Cherry Hill, NJ, for Defendants, Rosemary Adams, Joseph G. Gindhart, and City of Atlantic City.


OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

The question presented for resolution in this case is whether the State of New Jersey can bar a lifelong resident of Atlantic City from seeking a seat on the city council representing a ward in which he has resided only briefly, but in which he has worked for two decades. Specifically, the Plaintiff candidate challenges New Jersey's statutory requirement...

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