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GEWERTZ v. JACKMAN

Civ. A. No. 79-565.

467 F.Supp. 1047 (1979)

Kenneth A. GEWERTZ, In his capacity as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Individually, Plaintiff, v. Christopher J. JACKMAN, In his capacity as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and Individually, New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Caucus, Albert Burstein, in his capacity as Chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Caucus and Individually, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil I. Sternstein, Woodbury, N. J., for plaintiff.

Lawrence I. Marinari, Stockman, Mancino, Marinari, Smithson & O'Donnell, P. C., Trenton, N. J., for defendants.

OPINION

BROTMAN, District Judge.

This is one of the rare cases in which a federal court is asked to intervene in the affairs of a state legislative body. Plaintiff Kenneth A. Gewertz, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, claims that his rights of free speech, due process, and equal protection, as guaranteed by the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution were violated when he was removed by the Speaker from the Assembly Appropriations...

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