WASHINGTON v. COUNTY OF ROCKLAND

No. 02-7929.

373 F.3d 310 (2004)

Evan WASHINGTON, Howard Pierson, IV and Secunda Crump, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ROCKLAND, James F. Kralik, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees, Thomas Guthrie, in his individual capacity, Dennis Thorton, in his individual capacity, Kim Saucier, Det.,in his individual capacity, Nicholas Salfaro, in his individual capacity, and William J. Clark, Cpt.,in his individual capacity, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 25, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Bergstein, Thornton, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP, Chester, NY, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jeffrey S. Rovins, New York, NY, for defendants-appellees.

Before: SOTOMAYOR and WESLEY, Circuit Judges, and POLLACK, District Judge.


SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Evan Washington, Howard Pierson IV and Secunda Crump (collectively, "plaintiffs"), African-American correction officers employed by the Rockland County Sheriff's Department ("RCSD" or "the Department") brought suit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, against the County of Rockland ("the County") and Rockland County Sheriff James F. Kralik, in his individual capacity (collectively, "defendants").

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