Patterson v. Cooper

WEISS, A.J.S.C.

INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the court upon a verified complaint in lieu of prerogative writs filed by plaintiffs Mary Patterson and Carol Clark in support of an Order to Show Cause. Plaintiffs, two members of the City of East Orange council, seek: 1) to enjoin defendants the City of East Orange (“the City”), and Cardell Cooper, Mayor of the City of East Orange (“Mayor Cooper” or “the Mayor”) from implementing the resolutions enacted at the July 27, 1994, and August 15, 1994, City Council meetings in which Mayor Cooper voted; and 2) to enjoin Mayor Cooper from voting in…