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CRUZ v. CAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Docket No. A-1276-19T3.

245 A.3d 254 (2021)

466 N.J. Super. 1

Jonathan CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CAMDEN COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Camden County, and Michael Dougherty, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 11, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Granato argued the cause for appellant (Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr, LLC, attorneys; Anthony Granato , on the brief).

Sean P. O'Brien argued the cause for respondents Camden County Police Department and Camden County (Brown & Connery LLP, attorneys; Sean P. O'Brien and William F. Cook , Westmont, on the brief).

Michael Sarno , Springfield, argued the cause for respondent Michael Dougherty ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Jane C. Schuster , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Joseph Neal , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges Fisher, Gilson and Moynihan.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Plaintiff Jonathan Cruz was arrested and indicted for murder. After spending two years in jail, he was tried, and a jury acquitted him. Thereafter, he filed a civil action alleging that the lead investigating detective misled the grand jury and thereby violated his civil rights.

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