Schneider v. Simonini

The opinion of the court was delivered by

COLLESTER, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

Defendants Donald Simonini and Robert T. Buccino appeal from a final judgment of the Law Division finding Simonini, an investigator with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and Buccino, Deputy Chief Investigator of the DCJ, liable under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for violating the civil rights of Frank Schneider by his false arrest and detainment. We reverse on the grounds that defendants were entitled to judgment under the doctrine of qualified immunity.

*586Plaintiffs Frank Schneider, Jr. and Susan Schneider…