Cressinger v. Board of Education

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ARNOLD M. STEIN, J.A.D.

We affirm the Law Division’s order granting summary judgment to defendant. We agree with Judge Villanueva’s holding that successful completion of a pretrial intervention program is not a favorable termination of a criminal proceeding and does not entitle plaintiff, a board of education employee, to reimbursement of counsel fees under N.J.S.A. 18A:16-6.1.

Plaintiff was employed by the Newark Board of Education as a supervisor of custodians. Her job required her to travel to different schools. While driving from one school to…