Judge grants class-action status to East Orange police OT lawsuit

... status. At the time, 21 officers had joined the lawsuit which was initially filed Sept. 24, 2012, in federal court in Newark. Council Chairwoman Quilla Talmadge said she had not heard about the judge's ruling and declined to comment on the suit. ...

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