Legal Opinion
Shanks v. VILLAGE OF CATSKILL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided September 2, 2009No. 1:06-cv-1399PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
GARY L. SHARPE, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This First Amendment retaliation action presents another example of what happens when grown men act like five year olds. Ex-volunteer firefighters Joel and Ricky Shanks contend that defendants subjected them to harassment and threats because they reported safety violations by the Catskill Fire Company (the “Company”) to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the NYS Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (“PESH”). Pending are all defendants’ motions for summary judgment seeking dismissal of…
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