WICHERT v. WALTER

Civ. A. No. 85-1313.

606 F.Supp. 1516 (1985)

Arthur WICHERT, Plaintiff, v. Bruce D. WALTER, Jose Fuentes, Joseph Bonnaci, Charles Baldini, Carlos Perez, Louis Fusco, Genevieve Ghignone, Louis Merchesani, and Frank Clark, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zazzali, Zazzali & Krol by Robert A. Fagella, Newark, N.J., for plaintiff.

Fischer, Kagan, Ascione & Zaretsky by Donald Scarini, Clifton, N.J., and Richard DeLaRoche, Union City, N.J., for Union City Bd of Education.


OPINION

SAROKIN, District Judge.

What distinguishes a democratic state from a totalitarian one is the freedom to speak and criticize the government and its various agencies without fear of government retaliation. It is difficult to envision any right more fundamental to the establishment and continuation of a free society.

In this case, a tenured school teacher, one having twenty-five years of service, is threatened with disciplinary action for having...

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