Legal Opinion
Estate of Adriano Roman, Jr. v. City of Newark
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 29, 2019No. 17-2302PublishedCited by 778 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMBRO, Circuit Judge Newark police officers forcibly entered and searched the apartment of Adriano Roman's girlfriend. App. at 386, 391, 459, 486. They arrested Roman, who was present in the apartment, after they found drugs in a common area that was shared by multiple tenants. Id. at 399, 479. Though he was imprisoned for over six months and indicted for various drug offenses, the New Jersey Superior Court found the search to be unlawful and the charges were dropped.
Roman now brings claims against the City of Newark (which includes its Police Department) and various police officers under 42…
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