In re Rodriguez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRALL, J.A.D.

Douglas Tubby and Daniel Rodriguez are corrections officers employed by the Department of Corrections (DOC), and they are among the defendants in a civil action filed by an inmate. The inmate, Eduardo McLaughlin, alleges violations of the Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to 6-2, and the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A 59:1-1 to 12-3.2 Tubby and Rodriguez appeal from the Attorney General’s decisions denying them legal representation in McLaughlin’s civil action pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:10A-1 to -2. Because the underlying facts and legal issues are…