HARRIS v. CITY OF NEWARK

A-59 September Term 2020 085028.

271 A.3d 1250 (2022)

250 N.J. 294

Hamid HARRIS, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CITY OF NEWARK, Newark Police Department, Detective Donald Stabile, Police Officer Angel Romero, John Does 1-10, ABC Public Entities 1-10, et al., Defendant-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 30, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emilia Perez , Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellants ( Kenyatta K. Stewart , Corporation Counsel, City of Newark-Department of Law, attorneys; Wilson D. Antoine , Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel and on the briefs).

Brooke M. Barnett argued the cause for respondent (BMB Law Firm, attorneys; Brooke M. Barnett , Newark, on the briefs).

Angela Cai , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Angela Cai and Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel and on the brief, and Matthew J. Lynch and Eric Intriago , Deputy Attorneys General, on the brief).

Robert F. Renaud argued the cause for amici curiae New Jersey State League of Municipalities and the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (Renaud DeAppolonio, attorneys; Robert F. Renaud , on the brief).

Karen Thompson argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Karen Thompson , Alexander Shalom , Newark, and Jeanne LoCicero , on the brief).

J. Remy Green submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae National Police Accountability Project (Cohen & Green, and Pawar Law, attorneys; J. Remy Green , on the brief, and Lauren Bonds , of the Kansas and Texas bars, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel and on the brief).


The doctrine of qualified immunity "shields law enforcement officers from personal liability for civil rights violations when the officers are acting under color of law in the performance of official duties," unless the officers' "performance is not...

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