Legal Opinion
Maisonet v. New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 23, 1995PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
The novel issue raised in this appeal is whether the Appellate Division was compelled by the Supremacy Clause to exercise original jurisdiction over Laura Maisonet’s claim for attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 (section 1988), for an alleged violation of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (section 1983) based on the State’s administration of a federally funded food-stamp program. The Appellate Division declined to exercise original jurisdiction. 274 N.J.Super. 228, 643 A.2d 1038 (1994). We now…
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