Watson v. N.J. Dep't of the Treasury

WHIPPLE, J.A.D.

*44Plaintiff John Watson appeals from a July 22, 2016 order granting defendant New Jersey Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) motion to dismiss his complaint pursuant to the Mistaken Imprisonment Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 52:4C-1 to -7. We affirm because plaintiff's complaint was not filed within the two-year statute of limitations under the Act.

*45We discern the following facts and procedural history from the record. On November 17, 1988, plaintiff was arrested in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after delivering cocaine to an undercover police officer. Six days later, on November 23, 1988,…