State refuses to throw out DiTullio case against Washington Township

Ditullio v. Township of Washington

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

October 10, 2008

THOMAS DITULLIO, PLAINTIFF,
v.
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

The opinion of the court was delivered by: Simandle, District Judge
OPINION
I. INTRODUCTION
This Court considers a motion for summary [dismissal] filed by Defendants Rafael Muniz*fn1 ("Chief Muniz"), Chief of Police for the Township of Washington Police Department, Steven Rolando ("Detective Rolando"), a detective with Internal Affairs in the Washington Police Department, and the Township of Washington (collectively, "Defendants"), against Plaintiff Thomas DiTullio ("Plaintiff"), a patrol officer in the Washington Township Police Department.*fn2 This matter arises out of Plaintiff's allegations that Defendants initiated and executed an Internal Affairs investigation against him in retaliation for a grievance Plaintiff filed and his pursuit of an arbitration hearing on that grievance. For the reasons laid out below, the Court will deny Defendants' motion for summary judgment [Docket Item 27].

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