Punitive damages in the discrimination case of retired Union City Police Officer Juan Estrella will now be decided at the end of the year after being scheduled for this month.
Last month, a Hudson County jury found that the city and Union City PD discriminated against Estrella, agreeing with the allegation that he was not promoted to sergeant simply because he is Dominican by a vote of 7-1, as HCV first reported.
They also unanimously (8-0) found that both state Senator (D-33)/Mayor Brian Stack, also the commissioner of the city’s Department of Public Safety, and then-Police Chief Nichelle Luster aided and abetted that discrimination…