Legal Opinion
Catterson v. Caso
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 29, 1979No. 77 C 2552PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
COSTANTINO, District Judge.
In this action, plaintiff, James M. Catterson, Jr., alleges violations of his rights un der the First and Fourteenth Amendments and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. In addition, plaintiff alleges violations of New York State law. The court’s jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343.
Plaintiff is an attorney and a resident of Suffolk County. He was appointed County Attorney of Nassau County, effective January 1, 1976, by defendant Ralph G. Caso, who at that time was the County Executive of Nassau County. Section…
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