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WASHINGTON SQUARE POST 1212 v. CITY OF NEW YORK

No. 86 Civ. 5018 (PKL).

720 F.Supp. 337 (1989)

WASHINGTON SQUARE POST # 1212 AMERICAN LEGION, Edward Semenza, Nicholas Compiglia, Patrick Petrucelli, William Genovese, Steven J. Gambino, Thomas Stio, John De Dominici, Joseph Gigliano and Salvatore Ianniello Jr., Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Benjamin Ward, Police Commissioner, City of New York, John L. Hogan, Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Denis Maduro, Paul Meyer; Susan Schnitzer, Michael Luzzo; Cynthie Sumner, Stanley Nye, Thomas Finn, Richard McHenry, William Jenkins, and David Stone, Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Lt. William J. Shannon, Sgt. Joseph Caiola, Det. Carl Babara, Det. Patrick Purcell, Det. Steve Gilbert, Det. Joseph Blik, Det. William Pavone, and Det. Jose Flores, Police Officers of the City of New York, Defendants.

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

August 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Center for Constitutional Rights, (William M. Kunstler, Ronald L. Kuby, of counsel), Gilbert Dilucia, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Benito Romano, U.S. Atty. S.D. New York, (Susan P. Johnston, of counsel), Peter L. Zimroth, Corp. Counsel, New York City (Steven H. Mosenson, of counsel), for defendants.

ORDER & OPINION

LEISURE, District Judge:

Plaintiffs bring this action alleging that their constitutional rights were violated when a Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI")—New York Police Department ("NYPD") Joint Organized Crime Task Force ("JOCTF") conducted an investigation at American Legion Post # 1212 (the "Post"), in connection with the homicide and shooting of two task force members by persons allegedly associated with the Genovese organized...

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