Van Orden v. Borough of Woodstown New Jersey

OPINION **

KRAUSE, Circuit Judge.

Kathryn Van Orden appeals a District Court order entering summary judgment in favor of the Borough of Woodstown, the Woodstown Police Department, the County of Salem, and the Salem County Sheriff (collectively “Appellees”), on a state-created danger claim alleging that Appellees’ actions caused Van Orden’s daughter to drown in her car. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

I. Background

The tragic facts of this case relate to flooding that occurred on Route 40 near Kings Highway in Salem County, New Jersey during Hurricane Irene in August 2011. Near that…