Two federal civil rights cases against Hamilton Township police, reported in 2017 and 2018.
June 2017: A grandfather files a federal civil rights complaint
A 66-year-old grandfather filed a federal civil rights complaint against Hamilton Township on allegations that Hamilton police injured him with excessive force and arrested him under a malicious prosecution that lacked lawful justification or cause. Read the Trentonian report.
February 2018: A federal judge keeps a case against an officer alive
A federal complaint against a Hamilton police officer remained active after a U.S. District Court judge denied the officer’s attempt to end the lawsuit. Counsel for Officer James Scott had asked for summary judgment and for dismissal of Randy Padilla’s complaint, arguing that Scott had probable cause to file a complaint against Padilla. Read the Trentonian report.
Related: excessive force, malicious prosecution and claims against the town.
