JANUSAITIS v. MIDDLEBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE, ETC.

No. 1111, Docket 79-7175.

607 F.2d 17 (1979)

Robert JANUSAITIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDDLEBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. Krug, Waterbury, Conn. (Martha Stone, Connecticut Civ. Liberties Union Foundation, Hartford, Conn., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Bullock, Waterbury, Conn. (Anthony M. Fitzgerald, Waterbury, Conn., of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before MANSFIELD and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges, and LEVAL, District Judge.


GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Robert Janusaitis, a volunteer fireman, sued the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department [MVFD or the Department], the chief of MVFD [the Chief], and the Members of the Executive Committee of MVFD under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988. He sought a declaration that his dismissal from the MVFD violated his First Amendment rights. He also requested an injunction ordering his reinstatement. In addition, he challenged the validity...

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