STATE TROOPER SUIT DISMISSED

Camden (AP) - A state trooper who charged that he was encouraged to stop
black and Hispanic drivers to increase the number of his drug arrests has
had his lawsuit dismissed in federal court. The claims by the trooper,
Emblez Longoria, of racial profiling, discrimination and retaliation, if
true, "reflect badly on the character of the New Jersey State Police" but
are not wrongs the court can address, Judge Stephen M. Orlofsky of Federal
District Court in Camden said in an Oct. 17 ruling made public recently.
Philip J. Moran, Trooper Longoria's lawyer, did not immediately return a
call seeking comment. (AP)