ROLAX v. WHITMAN

No. CIV. A. 01-1954.

175 F.Supp.2d 720 (2001)

Sherron ROLAX, Plaintiff, v. Christine Todd WHITMAN, Carl Williams, Superintendent of the State Police of New Jersey, Joseph Shanahan, William Malast, Edgar Hess, State of New Jersey, New Jersey State Police, John Does 1-20, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

November 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul J. Steinberg, Sufrin, Zucker, Steinberg, Waller & Wixted, P.C., Camden, NJ, for Plaintiff.

John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, Brian G. Flanagan, James Harris, Deputy Attorneys General, R.J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Defendants.


OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge.

This case, which alleges that the former Governor of New Jersey, Christine Todd Whitman, and the New Jersey State Police unlawfully detained and searched Plaintiff in violation of his constitutional rights, stands apart from the legions of similar cases. This notoriety arises from the involvement of former Governor Whitman as a principal state actor in the events giving rise to this case. Plaintiff alleges that Governor...

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