Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 13, 1997No. Civil JFM-96-1483PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Scott Goldstein, has brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company and members of its Executive Committee (collectively “Chestnut Ridge” or “the Fire Company”). Plaintiff alleges that he was disciplined, suspended, and ultimately discharged for informing Chestnut Ridge that several of its members lacked necessary training and qualifications. Plaintiff claims that these actions violated his First Amendment rights.
Chestnut Ridge has moved for summary judgment on the ground that it is not a “state…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Clay Vance Conner v. Kerry Donnelly, M.D., Clay Vance Conner v. Kerry Donnelly, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Robert Janusaitis v. Middlebury Volunteer Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Goldstein v. Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Sallie v. Tax Sale Investors, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1998
- Scott Goldstein v. The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Richard Yaffee Ross McCausland Harry Kakel William Newberrey, III Michael Fox Eugene Reynolds Nick Coroneos, Scott Goldstein v. The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Richard Yaffee Ross McCausland Harry Kakel William Newberrey, III Michael Fox Eugene Reynolds Nick CoroneosCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Dufresne v. Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 2020
- Goldstein v. Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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