Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Borough of Sayreville
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 10, 1996No. Civil Action 94-5460PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLIN, District Judge.
This case requires the Court as a matter of first impression to determine whether the entire controversy doctrine applies to actions initiated before an administrative agency where the agency is unable to award compensatory and punitive damages to the claimant. 1 Subsumed within this issue is New Jersey’s policy that a plaintiff select the forum with the widest possible relief or lose the right to obtain specific relief in a separate judicial proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction, either state or federal.
Before the Court is defendants’ motion to…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rycoline Products, Inc. v. C & W UnlimitedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Charles F. Kelly v. Borough of Sayreville, New Jersey Douglas A. Sprague, Chief of Police of the Borough of SayrevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- 2435 Plainfield Avenue, Inc. v. Township of Scotch Plains (In Re 2435 Plainfield Avenue, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Fioriglio v. City of Atlantic CityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Pittston Co. v. Sedgwick James of New York, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
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