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ECKER v. COHALAN

No. CV-80-1848(JBW).

542 F.Supp. 896 (1982)

Edward ECKER, Plaintiff, v. Peter COHALAN, County Executive of the County of Suffolk, John Chester, Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Conservation for the County of Suffolk, and the County of Suffolk, Defendants.

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

July 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Sweeney, Smithtown, N. Y., for plaintiff.

David J. Gilmartin, Suffolk County Atty., Hauppauge, N. Y. by Martin Bradley Ashare, Patchogue, N. Y., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, formerly Chief Deputy Commissioner of Parks, Conservation and Recreation for Suffolk County, claims that he was dismissed for political reasons in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He seeks reinstatement, back pay and benefits, and other compensatory damages from the County, the County Executive, and the County Commissioner of Parks. For the reasons indicated below...

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