CULLEN v. MARGIOTTA

Nos. 1468-1472, Dockets 86-7066, 86-7068, 86-7070, 86-7076 and 86-7148.

811 F.2d 698 (1987)

Lorraine C. CULLEN; John L. Jund; and Michael Landi, on behalf of each, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated; namely, those employees of the County of Nassau; the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay; and the Village of Hempstead, who have been subjected to solicitations for campaign contributions to the Republican Party in an inherently coercive manner or who have been subjected to scrutiny by officials of the Republican Party in an inherently coercive manner or who have been subjected to scrutiny by officials of the Republican Party in connection with their hiring, employment or promotion; and Civil Service Merit Council of Long Island, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Joseph P. MARGIOTTA, Jr., et al., Defendants, The Nassau County Republican Committee; the Town of Hempstead Republican Committee; the County of Nassau; and the Town of Hempstead, Defendants-Appellees, The Nassau County Republican Committee; the Town of Hempstead Republican Committee; and the Town of Hempstead, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt Neuborne, New York City, for Class plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Julian Kaplan, Mineola, N.Y. (Allen J. Rothman, Jessel Rothman, Jessel Rothman, P.C., Mineola, N.Y., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee John L. Jund.

C. Evans Tilles, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee Michael Landi.

Edward J. Hart, Uniondale, N.Y. (John E. Ryan, Rivkin, Radler, Dunne & Bayh, Uniondale, N.Y., on the brief), for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants Nassau County Republican Committee and Town of Hempstead Republican Committee.

James A. Pascarella, Garden City, N.Y. (Thomas A. Illmensee, Pascarella, Illmensee & Carra, Garden City, N.Y., Edward T. O'Brien, Co. Atty. of Nassau County, Mineola, N.Y., on the brief), for defendant-appellee County of Nassau.

Joseph Jaspan, Garden City, N.Y. (Ellen W. Maurer, Jaspan, Ginsberg, Ehrlich, Reich & Levin, Garden City, N.Y., on the brief), for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant Town of Hempstead.

Before MESKILL, KEARSE, and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.


KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees appeal from a December 27, 1985 judgment, as amended ("1985 Judgment"), entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) after a jury trial on liability issues before Jacob Mishler, Judge, dismissing certain parts of their complaint, brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...

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