Legal Opinion
Akins v. Deptford Township
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 10, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-610 (JEI)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRENAS, District Judge:
Presently before the court is the Motion to Dismiss and/or for Summary Judgment by defendant Gloucester County Construction Board of Appeals and its members. 1 Defendant has argued that the Construction Board of Appeals is a quasi-judicial agency, and that the acts of the Board and its members are therefore entitled to absolute immunity. For the reasons stated below, defendant’s motion will be granted.
1. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Bruce and Karen Akins filed the instant suit on February 7, 1992, alleging that certain state government officials had acted unlawfully in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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