J.F. v. L.F. Appellate Docket No.: A-4735-18T3; and J.M. v. D.W. Appellate Docket No. A-4626-18T3. Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a pair of unpublished opinions, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of the imposition of a final restraining order. In J.F. v. L.F., both parties…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New York’s court system plans to thaw out its coronavirus restrictions, saying it will take initial steps to open up the courts for pending nonessential cases starting Monday. Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks made the announcement in a memorandum this week to trial court judges and justices. The state…
Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Practice, Hark and Hark. Read the official court document here: Electronic Filing Expanded in Family Court
Read the official court document here: NJ supreme court notice of time delays
Appellate Docket No.: A-5521-17T3 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an proximate causation in relation to mold exposure. In Wean v. U.S. Home Corp., the Plaintiff bought a townhome. Prior to closing on the townhome, Plaintiff…
Appellate Docket No.: A-0659-18T4 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an improper jury charge. In State v. Barnes, the Defendant was indicted for third-degree possession of heroin, N.J.S.A.2C:35-10(a)(1); second-degree possession of heroin, with the intent to…
Appellate Docket No.: A-2417-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an application by a Defendant for post-conviction relief (PCR). In State v. T.B., the Defendant assaulted his girlfriend in her apartment during an argument. He repeatedly punched…
Appellate Docket No.: A-0182-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issues of reasonable suspicion and unlawful search and seizure. In State v. Reyes, the Grand Jury indicted defendant for possession of heroin, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1), and possession…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Appellate Docket No.: A-0150-19T4 In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of a Defendant’s application into Pretrial Intervention (PTI). In State v. Cliver, the Defendant was accused of fondling the penis of a boy under the age of thirteen…
Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman, who represented Kaci Hickox in legal fights against the state of New Jersey and others over a 2014 quarantine order for Ebola, predicted that few civil liberty claims filed over coronavirus restrictions would hold up in court. Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Attorneys who previously worked on…