District Court, S.D. New York September 27, 2004, 02 Civ.8755 RJH (Carter v. City of New York)

OPINION

HOLWELL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, all current or former firefighters in the New York City Fire Department (“FDNY”), bring this action seeking monetary damages for alleged violations of their federal and state constitutional rights, and of rights afforded them under New York common law, arising from their arrest and prosecution in relation to a rally and protest march in which they