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Case Name	United States v. City of Newark	PN-NJ-0007
Docket / Court	2:16-cv-01731-MCA-MAH ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Policing
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Equal Protection

Freedom of speech/association

Unreasonable search and seizure

Content of Injunction

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Reporting

Training

Warrant/order for search or seizure

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

General

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Excessive force

Failure to train

False arrest

Grievance Procedures

Inadequate citizen complaint investigations and procedures

Over/Unlawful Detention

Pattern or Practice

Racial profiling

Record-keeping

Records Disclosure

Search policies

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 14141

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	City of Newark
Plaintiff Description	United States
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2016 - 2023
Filing Year	2016
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources

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	See this case at CourtListener.com (May provide additional documents and, for active cases, real-time alerts)
	Data examining the Department of Justice's civil rights investigations of local and state police departments Marshall Project Date: Jan. 17, 2017 By: Tom Meagher (Marshall Project) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	The Civil Rights Division’s Pattern and Practice Police Reform Work: 1994-Present https://www.justice.gov/ Date: Jan. 4, 2017 By: U.S. Department of Justice [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	An Interactive Guide to the Civil Rights Division’s Police Reforms https://www.justice.gov/ Date: Jan. 4, 2017 By: U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (U.S. Department of Justice) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	What Happens When Police Are Forced to Reform? Date: Nov. 13, 2015 By: Kimbriell Kelly, Sarah Childress and Steven Rich (Frontline/Post) Citation: Washington Post (Nov. 13, 2015) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Federal Enforcement of Police Reform Date: 2014 By: Stephen Rushin (University of Illinois College of Law, University of California, Berkeley - Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program Faculty) Citation: 82 Fordham Law Review 3189 (2014) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

2:16-cv-01731-MCA-MAH (D.N.J.)
PN-NJ-0007-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/16/2019
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Resumen [Summary of Findings Report (Spanish)] PN-NJ-0007-0014.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 05/01/2011
Resumo Executivo [Summary of Findings Report (Portuguese] PN-NJ-0007-0015.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 05/01/2011
Justice Department Opens Investigation into the Newark, N.J., Police Department PN-NJ-0007-0010.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 05/09/2011 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Investigation of the Newark Police Department PN-NJ-0007-0001.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 07/22/2014
City of Newark and United States of America Agreement in Principle PN-NJ-0007-0002.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 07/22/2014
Findings Report PN-NJ-0007-0004.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 07/22/2014
Request for Applications to Serve as Court Monitor of the Newark Police Department PN-NJ-0007-0003.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 01/16/2015 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
List of Applicants for Federal Monitorship of Newark Police Department PN-NJ-0007-0011.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 04/17/2015 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Complaint PN-NJ-0007-0006.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 03/30/2016
Memorandum of Law in Support of Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree PN-NJ-0007-0007.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 03/30/2016
Consent Decree (D.N.J.) PN-NJ-0007-0008.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 03/30/2016
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Newark, New Jersey, to Reform Police Department’s Unconstitutional Practices PN-NJ-0007-0009.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 03/30/2016 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Fact Sheet: Justice Department Agreement with the City of Newark to Reform Newark Police Department PN-NJ-0007-0012.pdf \| External Link \| Detail Date: 03/30/2016 Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Supplemental Motion for Entry of Consent Decree [ECF# 4] PN-NJ-0007-0013.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/29/2016 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Stipulated Order to Amend Consent Decree [ECF# 74] (D.N.J.) PN-NJ-0007-0016.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/02/2018 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Seventh Quarterly Report [ECF# 144-1] PN-NJ-0007-0017.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/16/2019 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

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Judges	Arleo, Madeline Cox (D.N.J.) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0016 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000 Hammer, Michael A (D.N.J.) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-9000
Monitors/Masters	Harvey, Peter (New York) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0017 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Comizzoli, Sabrina G. (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0003 \| PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000 Fishman, Paul (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0002 \| PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0009 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Florio, Kelly Horan (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-9000 Gupta, Vanita (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0009 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Kent, Patrick (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Lopez, Christy (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Murray, Jeffrey Robert (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0003 \| PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Ogletree, Rashida J (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Rosenbaum, Steven H. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000 Sadlowski, Caroline A. (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-9000 Samuels, Jocelyn (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0002 Sanders, Corey M. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 Vassallo, Kristin Lynn (New York) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0006 \| PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Benjamin, Avion M. (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000 Brown, Karen (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0002 Parker, Willie L. (New Jersey) show/hide docs PN-NJ-0007-0007 \| PN-NJ-0007-0008 \| PN-NJ-0007-0013 \| PN-NJ-0007-9000

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