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BRUNT v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Docket Nos. A-1406-16T1, A-1457-16T1.

190 A.3d 469 (2018)

455 N.J.Super. 357

William F. BRUNT, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE & FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN the DIVISION OF PENSIONS & BENEFITS, State of New Jersey; Hank Schwedes; Cheryl Chianese and Bernardine Brozena, Defendants-Respondents, and The Township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth; and Helen Alfano, Defendants-Appellants. William F. Brunt, Jr., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Board of Trustees, Police & Firemen's Retirement System in the Division of Pensions & Benefits, State of New Jersey; Hank Schwedes; Cheryl Chianese and Bernardine Brozena, Defendants-Appellants, and The Township of Middletown in the County of Monmouth; and Helen Alfano, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Reargued telephonically May 31, 2018.

Decided June 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Collins , Red Bank, argued the cause for Township of Middletown and Helen Alfano, appellants in A-1406-16 and respondents in A-1457-16 (Archer & Greiner, PC, attorneys; Brian M. Nelson , of counsel; Kira S. Dabby and Michael L. Collins , Red Bank, on the brief).

Jeffrey S. Ignatowitz , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System, appellant in 1457-16 and respondent in A-1406-16 ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Daniel F. Thornton , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Larry S. Loigman , Middletown, argued the cause for respondent William F. Brunt, Jr.

Before Judges Sabatino, Ostrer and Rose.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

The issue in these back-to-back appeals, which we consolidate for purposes of this opinion, is whether the trial court erred in granting counsel fees to plaintiff, William F. Brunt, Jr., who prevailed in a Law Division action to enforce an agency decision. Because...

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