Langle v. Bingham

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

HOLDEN, Chief Judge.

This action was brought by William Langle of Westminster, Vermont, under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to recover compensatory and punitive damages against Robert Bingham of Newfane, Vermont, a game warden employed by the Vermont Fish and Game Department, and Edward KLehoe of Montpelier, Vermont, the commissioner of that department. The court’s jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The plaintiff seeks redress for violation of his civil rights by the defendants, purporting to act under color of the Vermont fish and game…