Legal Opinion
Parker v. Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1999PublishedCited by 429 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
Plaintiff appeals from an Appellate Division order dismissing this 42 USC § 1983 civil rights action on the grounds that it was barred under the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel. His claims arise out of his dismissal as a firefighter following disciplinary action taken against him by defendant Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. The disciplinary action was based upon a confrontation with a superior officer during which he cursed at and physically threatened the officer, and his subsequent defiance of orders by the Chief of defendant Blauvelt…
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