RINI v. ZWIRN

No. CV 93-2968 (MLO).

886 F.Supp. 270 (1995)

Thomas RINI, Diane O'Donnell, Richard E. Ryan, Edward Winrow, Barbara Laumenede, Lawrence Ragona, John Infranca, Helen Delaney Harris, John Ciborowski, Vincent Anthony, Rhoda Becker, Giacomo Ciccone, and Charles J. O'Connor, Plaintiffs, v. Benjamin L. ZWIRN, in his individual capacity and as Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead, May Newburger, Anthony D'Urso, Barbara Johnson, in their individual capacities, and as council members of the Town of North Hempstead, Gerard Cunningham, in his capacity as council member of the Town of North Hempstead Board, Richard Middlemark, in his individual capacity, and as Executive Assistant to the Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead, the Town of North Hempstead, Paul Nehrich, individually and as President of the Town of North Hempstead Civil Service Employees Association, William Biamonte, in his individual capacity, and as Director of Legislative Affairs, Lawrence Nedelka, in his individual capacity and as Commissioner of Finance, Friends of Ben Zwirn and Alice Peckelis, in her capacity as Treasurer of Friends of Ben Zwirn, Defendants.

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

May 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vessa & Wilensky, by Michael P. Vessa, Mineola, NY, for plaintiffs.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison by Gerald C. Harper and Jeh C. Johnson, New York City, for defendants Benjamin L. Zwirn, May W. Newburger, Anthony D'Urso, Barbara Johnson, Gerard Cunningham, Richard Middlemark, William Biamonte, Lawrence Nedelka, and the Town of North Hempstead.

Ivan Kline, Town Atty., Town of North Hempstead, Manhasset, NY and Nancy E. Hoffman, Albany, NY, for Paul Nehrich, as President of the Town of North Hempstead Civ. Service Employees Ass'n.

Gaba & Stober, P.C. by Richard M. Gaba and Louis D. Stober, Mineola, NY, for Paul Nehrich, individually.

Tedone & Tedone by Matthew A. Tedone, Albertson, NY, for Friends of Ben Zwirn.

Alice Peckelis, Port Washington, NY, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ORENSTEIN, United States Magistrate Judge:

The plaintiffs in this action, former employees of the Town of North Hempstead, challenge the termination of their employment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3), 42 U.S.C. § 1988, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, hereinafter "RICO"), and common law fraud. Plaintiffs bring this action against the Town...

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