STOMEL v. CITY OF CAMDEN


927 A.2d 129 (2007)

192 N.J. 137

Elliot S. STOMEL, Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. The CITY OF CAMDEN, Gwendolyn Faison and The Camden City Council, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Respondents, and Mayor Milton Milan and John Doe(s) 1-10, individually, jointly and/or in the alternative, Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Eastlack, Jr., Woodbury, argued the cause for appellants and cross-respondents (Holston, MacDonald, Uzdavinis, Eastlack, Ziegler & Lodge, attorneys; Cheryl L. Cooper, on the briefs).

Alan H. Schorr, Cherry Hill, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant, (Alan H. Schorr & Associates, attorneys).


Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

In December 1999, plaintiff Elliot Stomel, the municipal public defender for the City of Camden (City), testified as a witness for the United States Government in the political corruption trial of Camden's municipal prosecutor, Joseph Caruso. His testimony against Caruso implicated Camden's mayor, Milton Milan, in unlawful activity. The prosecution's case ended in a mistrial...

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