Van Orden v. Borough of Woodstown

OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Kathryn M. Van Orden is the mother of Celena J. Sylvestri, who drowned in her car on August 28, 2011, after officials opened floodgates to the Veterans Memorial Lake Dam in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene without closing the affected road.

Before the Court is a motion for judgment on the pleadings, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(c), by Defendants Borough of Woodstown, the Woodstown Police Department, and Pilesgrove Township. [Docket Item 27.] For the reasons explained below, the Court will grant the motion as it pertains to the…