BRENNAN v. NORTON

Nos. 01-1648, 01-1740 and 01-1898.

350 F.3d 399 (2003)

William J. BRENNAN v. William NORTON, individually and as Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; John Bauer, individually and as Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Joseph Palazzola, individually and as Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Robert O'Neill, individually and as Captain of the Teaneck Fire Department; Gary Saage, individually and as Town Manager of the Township of Teaneck; Township of Teaneck, a Municipal Corporation Gary Saage; Township of Teaneck, Appellants in 01-1648 & 01-1898 William J. Brennan, Appellant in 01-1740.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed December 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lew (Argued), Jeffrey M. Daitz, Peckar & Abramson, P.C., River Edge, NJ, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Gary Saage & Township of Teaneck.

Jonathan I. Nirenberg, Elizabeth Watson Gramigna (Argued), Neil H. Deutsch, Deutsch Resnick & Green, Hackensack, NJ, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant William J. Brennan.

Before: McKEE and FUENTES, Circuit Judges, and POGUE, International Trade Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

William J. Brennan, a firefighter employed by the Township of Teaneck, New Jersey Fire Department, filed this § 1983 action alleging that the Township of Teaneck, the Township Manager, and various supervisory members of the Teaneck Fire Department engaged in a campaign of harassment and retaliation against him in violation of his First Amendment right of expression after he spoke out on certain matters of public...

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