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VONA v. COUNTY OF NIAGARA, N.Y.

Nos. 820, 821, Dockets 96-7765, 96-7815.

119 F.3d 201 (1997)

P. Andrew VONA and Daniel E. Seaman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF NIAGARA, NEW YORK, Glenn S. Hackett, Individually and as County Attorney for the County of Niagara, Bonita L. Quaranta, Individually and as Commissioner of the Niagara County Department of Social Services, John S. Tylec, Individually and as Chairman of the Niagara County Legislature and Robert E. Ziske, Individually and as the Niagara County Department of Social Services Attorney, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Douglas, Lockport, NY (Jackson, Wilson & Douglas, George V.C. Muscato, Muscato, DiMillo & Vona, Lockport, NY, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Nicholas J. Sargent, Harry F. Mooney, Buffalo, NY (Edward V. Jeffrey, Mark Moody, Hurwitz & Fine, Buffalo, NY, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: VAN GRAAFEILAND, MESKILL and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants P. Andrew Vona and Daniel E. Seaman brought separate actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the County of Niagara, and others, fired them because of their political affiliation in violation of their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Seaman also alleged a state law cause of action under Section 75 of the New York Civil Service Law.

Plaintiffs and defendants both moved for summary...

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