Olszewski v. Council of the Hempstead Fire Department

Steven- B. Derountan", J.

This is an action by plaintiffs for a declaratory judgment declaring certain by-laws of the Hemp-stead Fire Department as they pertain to facial hair and hair length, unconstitutional, and for a direction by this court that plaintiffs be reinstated nunc pro tunc as members of the Hemp-stead Fire Department as of the time of their suspension. Each plaintiff also seeks compensatory damages in the sum of $50,000 and exemplary damages in the sum of $25,000.

Plaintiffs had been volunteer firemen with the Hempstead Fire Department. On or about April 28, 1971, the Hempstead…