FLAMMA v. ATLANTIC CITY FIRE DEPT.


118 N.J. 583 (1990)

573 A.2d 158

SAMUEL T. FLAMMA, APPELLANT, v. ATLANTIC CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Pilles, Jr., argued the cause for appellant (Schlesinger, Schlosser and Foy, attorneys, Jan M. Schlesinger, of counsel).

Caryl M. Amana, City Solicitor, argued the cause for respondent (Caryl M. Amana, attorney, Caryl M. Amana and Hubert U. Barbour, Jr., Assistant City Solicitor, on the briefs).

Steven P. Weissman and Sidney H. Lehmann argued the cause for amici curiae American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Locals 195 and 196, The New Jersey Education Association, and The Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters (Steven P. Weissman, attorney for Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Sidney H. Lehmann, attorney for The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Oxfeld, Cohen & Blunda, attorneys for The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Locals 195 and 196, Klausner, Hunter & Oxfeld, attorneys for The New Jersey Education Association; and Rhinehardt & Schachter, attorneys for The Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters; Steven P. Weissman, Sidney H. Lehmann, Arnold S. Cohen, Nancy I. Oxfeld, and Denise Reinhardt, on the brief).

James R. Zazzali argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association (Zazzali, Zazzali, Fagella & Nowak, attorneys).


PER CURIAM.

The issue on appeal is whether counsel for a firefighters' union may represent a member of that union in a disciplinary proceeding in which another member will testify.

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Appellant, Samuel T. Flamma, is a member of the Atlantic City Firefighters Union, Local 198, I.A.F.F. (Local 198). The Atlantic City Fire Department (ACFD) disciplined Flamma for misconduct. After Flamma appealed to the Civil...

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