HINES v. LANIGAN

Filing 73

MEMORANDUM, ORDER Granting the request to withdraw the motion for summary judgment 72 . Directing Clerk to administratively terminate the motion, etc. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 11/24/2020. (rss, )

Case 1:17-cv-02864-NLH-JS Document 73 Filed 11/24/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID: 727

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
______________________________
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ERIC HINES,
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Plaintiff,
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Civ. No. 17-2864 (NLH) (JS)
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v.
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MEMORANDUM ORDER
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GARY M. LANIGAN, et al.,
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Defendants.
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APPEARANCES:
Joseph D. Lento, Esq.
Optimum Law Group
300 Atrium Way
Suite 200
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Gurbir S. Grewal, New Jersey Attorney General
Marvin L. Freeman, Deputy Attorney General
State Of New Jersey
Office Of The Attorney General
25 Market Street
P.O. Box 112
Trenton, NJ 08625
Attorneys for Defendants Gary Lanigan, Ms. Bonds, SCO.
Marvin, SCO. Waters, and New Jersey Department of Corrections
Lauren M. Strollo, Esq.
Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, P.A.
2444 Morris Avenue
Suite 304
Union, NJ 07083-5711
Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Miller

Case 1:17-cv-02864-NLH-JS Document 73 Filed 11/24/20 Page 2 of 2 PageID: 728

HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, Defendant Dr. Miller filed a motion for summary
judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff had not provided him an
affidavit of merit, ECF No. 67; and
WHEREAS, Defendant Dr. Miller subsequently filed a letter
asking to withdraw his motion after discussing the matter with
plaintiff’s counsel and “agree[ing] that the filing date of our
Answer to the Third Amended Complaint, November 3, 2020 is the
appropriate date for determining when the affidavit of merit is
due.”

ECF No. 72,

THEREFORE, IT IS on this

24th

day of November, 2020

ORDERED that the request to withdraw the motion for summary
judgment, ECF No. 72, is granted.

The Clerk shall

administratively terminate the motion; and it is further
ORDERED that motion may be renewed, if necessary, at the
conclusion of the time for filing an affidavit of merit.

s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J.

At Camden, New Jersey

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