Jones v. Baskin, Flaherty, Elliot and Mannino, PC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENCER, District Judge.

FACTS:

On March 31, 1985, sixty year old John J.B. Jones was dismissed as an attorney by the law firm of Baskin Flaherty Elliott and Mannino, P.C., a professional corporation [“BFEM”]. Jones’ suit alleges that his dismissal was the result of age discrimination. He further alleges that BFEM, a number of BFEM attorneys (Baskin, Baum, Brown, Donne, Fiorito, Flaherty, Goldston, Lewis, Ponton and Wittlin), a former BFEM attorney (Young) and BFEM’s accountants, Swartz, Albanesi, Izenson & Co. [“SAI”], were parties to a tax fraud conspiracy involving improper…