Legal Opinion
Estate of Soberal v. City of Jersey City
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 27, 2007No. Civil Action 04-2788 (JAP)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PISANO, District Judge.
On March 3, 2003, Omayra Soberal (“So-beral”) was shot and killed by Julio Reyes (“Reyes”), a Jersey City police officer. Plaintiffs, the Estate of Omayra Soberal, Rafael Soberal, Giovanni Alberto Germo-sen, and William Gonzalez (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants, City of Jersey City (“Jersey City”), Jersey City Police Department (“Jersey City PD”), Police Director James Carter (“Director Carter”), Chief of Police Peter Behrens (“Chief Behrens”), Lieutenant James Blake (“Lt.Blake”), Lieutenant Pat…
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