WASHINGTON SQUARE POST NO. 1212 v. MADURO

No. 890, Docket 89-6243.

907 F.2d 1288 (1990)

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-Appellees, v. 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, Defendants-Appellants, The City of New York, Benjamin Ward, Police Commissioner, City of New York, 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 Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jed Rubenfeld, Asst. U.S. Atty., Southern District of New York, New York City (Otto G. Obermaier, U.S. Atty., for the Southern District of New York, Marla Alhadeff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Southern District of New York, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

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

Before KAUFMAN, MESKILL and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

Ten Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation appeal from that portion of an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Leisure, J., denying their motion for summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity from civil liability under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971)...

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