CZURLANIS v. ALBANESE

No. 82-5566.

721 F.2d 98 (1983)

John CZURLANIS, Appellant, v. George J. ALBANESE, Union County Manager, James F. Delaney, Director of Dept. of Central Services of Union County, Tony Bonjavonni, Director of Motor Vehicles of Union County, Louis DeVico, Director of Motor Vehicles of Union County, James H. Carlin, Personnel Director of Union County, and Board of Chosen Freeholders of Union County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Breuninger (argued), Breuninger, Karwell & Rubino, Scotch Plains, N.J., for appellant.

Frank P. Addas (argued), James & Addas, Jersey City, N.J., James F. Keefe, Union County Counsel, Dept. of Law, Elizabeth, N.J., for appellees.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, SLOVITER, Circuit Judge, and LORD, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

John Czurlanis, an employee of Union County, New Jersey, appeals from the denial of his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. He contends that the defendants, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Union County and certain present and former officials of Union County, violated his rights to freedom of speech. We conclude that Czurlanis' rights were violated as a matter of law, and therefore...

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