Massachi v. City of Newark Police Department, A-5252-07T1; Appellate Division; opinion by Baxter, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication August 4, 2010. Before Judges Lisa, Baxter and Alvarez. On appeal from the Law Division, Essex County, L-4487-02. DDS No. 31-2-8923 [48 pp.]

The issue is whether N.J.S.A. 52:17C-10, commonly known as the 9-1-1 immunity statute, provides immunity to employees of defendant Newark’s 9-1-1 emergency communications center for the employees’ bungled response to a call for emergency police assistance.