Legal Opinion
Moody v. Township of Marlboro
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 13, 1994No. Civ. 90-2387 (CSF)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
A jury verdict of $780, or a week’s pay to the plaintiff, is followed here by an application for attorney’s fees in the amount of $175,793.75. Of course, this application is hotly resisted.
Plaintiff, a patrolman in the Marlboro Police Department, brought various federal and state claims against his employers in response to disciplinary action taken against him, including a five-day suspension, resulting from his criticism of and opposition to a monthly summons-production policy which plaintiff alleged constituted an illegal quota system. Specifically,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- GE Solid State, Inc v. Director, Division of TaxationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Bell v. United Princeton Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Carrington v. RCA Global Communications, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Abbamont v. Piscataway Tp. Bd. of Educ.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
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- Moody v. Township of MarlboroDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
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- Michael Moody v. Township of Marlboro, Township of Marlboro Department of Police, Joseph Walker, Chief of Police, Danny Schick, Sergeant of Police, Donald Andrews, Lieutenant Michael Moody v. Township of Marlboro, Township of Marlboro Department of Police, Joseph Walker, Danny Schick, Donald Andrews, Township of MarlboroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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