PEREZ v. ZAGAMI, LLC

A-36 September Term 2012, 071358

94 A.3d 869 (2014)

218 N.J. 202

Luis PEREZ, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ZAGAMI, LLC, d/b/a the Landmark Americana Tap and Grill, d/b/a Landmark Liquors, d/b/a the Spot, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean X. Kelly argued the cause for appellant (Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, attorneys; Mr. Kelly and Melissa J. Kanbayashi , Pennsauken, on the briefs).

Wesley G. Hanna , West Berlin, argued the cause for respondent (Law Office of Sander D. Friedman, attorney).

Jonathan Romberg argued the cause for amicus curiae Seton Hall University School of Law Center for Social Justice.


Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves the private right of action authorized under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (Act or CRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to -2. Specifically, we are called on to determine whether the Legislature intended that the Act permit a private right of action to be brought against a person who is not acting under "color of law." N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c). For the reasons that follow, we hold that, although...

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