Legal Opinion
Stefanoni v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 15, 2002No. 2:99-cv-02754PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PISANO, District Judge.
Defendants, who successfully moved this Court for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ Title VII and NJLAD claims, now move for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k). Because the Court finds that plaintiffs’ claims were without foundation and frivolous, defendants’ motion for fees is granted.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 15, 1999, Elizabeth Stefanoni (“Elizabeth”) and her husband Zachary Stefanoni (“Zachary”) sued defendants alleging sexual harassment and retaliation under both Title VII and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”).…
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