BARRETT v. ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COM'N

Docket No. 98-7752

194 F.3d 341 (1999)

Kevin BARRETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, County of Orange, Hubert Lee, sued in his individual capacity and Angela Colonna, sued in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Sussman, Goshen, NY (Stephen Bergstein, Law Office of Michael H. Sussman, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kevin F. Preston, MacVean, Lewis, Sherwin & McDermott, Middletown, NY, for Defendants-Appellees County of Orange and Orange County Human Rights Commission.

Daniel J. Schneider, Drake, Sommers, Loeb, Tarshis & Catania, Newburgh, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Hubert Lee and Angela Colonna.

Before: CABRANES and SACK, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge.


SACK, Circuit Judge:

In early 1997, the Orange County Human Rights Commission fired its Executive Director, the plaintiff Kevin Barrett, after a series of disputes between him and members of the Commission. Barrett brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard C. Casey, Judge) pursuant to both 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the New York State Constitution against the defendants Orange County Human Rights Commission...

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