Romney v. Lin

JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Edgar Romney has filed a petition for rehearing on the grounds, inter alia, that our opinion in this case, 94 F.3d 74 (2d Cir.1996), conflicts both with a prior decision of this Court, Greenblatt v. Delta Plumbing & Heating Corp., 68 F.3d 561 (2d Cir.1995), and with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Peacock v. Thomas, — U.S. —, 116 S.Ct. 862, 133 L.Ed.2d 817 (1996). We conclude that our opinion is consistent with the precedent of this Circuit and with Supreme Court authority, and we therefore deny the petition for rehearing. In so doing, we issue…