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· 10/29/1999

Soto v. City of Newark

Citations

  • 72 F. Supp. 2d 489
  • 9 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1761
  • 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16773
  • 1999 WL 987385

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing intentional infliction of emotional distress claim against City of Newark because public entities may not be held liable for intentional torts of its employees
  • finding a city could not be liable for employee’s intentional infliction of emotional distress
  • court violated the ADA by refusing three requests by profoundly deaf plaintiffs to provide a qualified sign language interpreter at their wedding ceremony in a courthouse, which plaintiffs could not understand
  • “[T]he Court cannot find Defendants – public entities – liable for [IIED].”
  • “[T]he Court cannot find Defendants – public entities – liable for [IIED].”
  • “[T]he Court cannot find Defendants – public entities – liable for [IIED].”

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Judges: Wolin

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