Legal Opinion
Tarus v. Borough of Pine Hill
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 15, 2004No. 03-3100UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This is not the first case before us in which a resident of a local community seeks to elevate his or her quarrel with local officials into a federal constitutional issue, and this will probably not be the last of its genre. Each party to this appeal makes broad unsupported legal propositions. What was needed here was civility, accommodation and common sense, rather than an arrest, a local trial, and a federal lawsuit. We decline to expand this matter to yet another level.
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Appellant Robert Tarus, a resident of Pine Hill Borough who regularly attends…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Joseph Huang Julia Y. Huang v. Bp Amoco Corporation Joseph Huang Julia HuangCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Maurice River Bd. of Ed. v. Maurice River Tchrs.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982
- State v. BrennanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
3Cited by2 opinions
- Tarus v. Borough of Pine HillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2007
- Tarus v. Borough of Pine HillNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2005