SUFFOLK COUNTY PAT. BEN. ASS'N v. SUFFOLK COUNTY

No. 84 Civ. 1846.

595 F.Supp. 1471 (1984)

SUFFOLK COUNTY PATROLMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC., P.O. Robert Pfeiffer, P.O. Robert Ryan, P.O. Attila Nemes, P.O. Ray Campo, Det. Dennis Romano, P.O. Frank Delgaudio, P.O. Jim Meehan, P.O. Robert Pflaum, P.O. Bill Bennett, P.O. Rodger Larocca, P.O. Howard McAulby, P.O. Ed Fitzgerald, P.O. Sam DeJusus, P.O. Keith Fontana, P.O. Louis Bruno, P.O. Bruce Klimecki, P.O. Philip Buzzanca, P.O. Robert Haisman, P.O. Gerry Gozaloff, P.O. Arthur Dowling, Det. Anthony Bivona, P.O. Donald Berzolla, P.O. Frank Giuliano, P.O. John Niedzielski, P.O. Dennis Green, Det. John Christie, and Det. Frank Pacifico, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK: James O. Patterson, individually and in his official capacity; Martin Ashare, individually and in his official capacity; John P. Finnerty, Jr., individually and in his official capacity; Christopher Termini, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

October 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry D. Hersh, DeMartin, Kranz, Davis & Hersh, Hauppauge, N.Y., for plaintiffs.

Robert M. Calica, Reisman, Peirez & Reisman, Garden City, N.Y., for County of Suffolk and James O. Patterson.

John P. Bracken, Bracken & Jacoppi, East Setauket, N.Y., for Termini.

Curtis, Zaklukiewicz, Vasile & Devine, Merrick, N.Y., for Finnerty.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLASSER, District Judge:

Like a phoenix, this case has risen from the ashes of the decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Dunton v. County of Suffolk, 729 F.2d 903 (2d Cir. 1984), an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 In Dunton, the plaintiff sought to recover damages against Suffolk County police officer Robert Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer...

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