81 Misc. 2d 809 - Cullen v. Margiotta’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate ·

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1. “had brought suit challenging this alleged conduct in state court in 1974, naming as defendants, inter alios, Joseph M. Margiotta, individually and as County Leader of the Nassau County Republican Committee, Ralph G. Caso, individually and as County Executive of the County of Nassau, and the County of Nassau. Neither the Town nor the Town Committee was named as a defendant, either directly or indirectly. The state suit was dismissed on the grounds that the complaint did not set forth a cause of action under state law and that class action treatment was inappropriate under N.Y.Civ.Prac. Law (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cullen v. Margiotta

2. “in no way allege[d] facts sufficient to connect any of the named defendants with the serious charges alleged against them, nor [did] it give the defendants or the Court notice of the alleged transactions intended to be proved.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cullen v. Margiotta

3. “[t]he allegations of the complaint are fatally defective in that said allegations are totally speculative and conclusory and fail to state a cause of action against the named defendants.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cullen v. NEW YORK STATE CIVIL SERV. COMN.