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SHANKS v. VILLAGE OF CATSKILL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

No. 1:06-CV-1399 (GLS/DRH).

653 F.Supp.2d 158 (2009)

Joel SHANKS and Ricky Shanks, Plaintiffs, v. VILLAGE OF CATSKILL BOARD OF TRUSTEES; Village of Catskill Fire Dept.; Village of Catskill Fire Company Inc.; Randy Ormerod; Floyd Prince, Jr.; Jack Ormerod, Sr.; Neal Russell; John Darling, 3rd; Jim Chewens; Steve Schultz; Hank Coons; John Dees; Rick Chewens; Harold Rivenburg; Forest Cotton; Angelo W. Amato; Joseph Kozloski; Paul Overbaugh; Vincent Seeley and Paul D. Ormerod, Jr., Defendants.

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

September 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of Robert N. Isseks, Robert N. Isseks, Esq., of counsel, Middletown, NY, Office of Evan M. Foulke, Evan M. Foulke, Esq., of counsel, Goshen, NY, for the Plaintiffs.

Office of M. Randolph Belkin, M. Randolph Belkin, Esq., of counsel, Latham, NY, Carter, Conboy Law Firm, William T. Little, Esq., of counsel, Albany, NY, for the Defendants.

DECISION AND ORDER

GARY L. SHARPE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This First Amendment retaliation action presents another example of what happens when grown men act like five year olds. Ex-volunteer firefighters Joel and Ricky Shanks contend that defendants subjected them to harassment and threats because they reported safety violations by the Catskill Fire Company (the "Company") to the U.S. Occupational Safety and...

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