May 29, 2012 6:07 PM
A Montauk mechanic is suing former East Hampton Town officials in federal court for $6.8 million in punitive and compensatory damages, claiming they met behind closed doors illegally to conspire against him and ultimately deny him of his constitutional rights. Thomas Ferreira, a mechanic who has operated an auto repair shop on Navy Road for the last 35 years, is claiming in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Islip last Thursday, that the town officials met illegally in executive sessions and ordered a cleanup of his property at 63 Navy Road in Montauk on June 22, 2009.
The suit was filed against the town, former Ordinance Enforcement Supervisor Dominic Schirrippa, former Assistant Town Attorney Madeleine Narvilas, Town Attorney John Jilnicki, Ordinance Inspector Kenneth Glogg, East Hampton Town... more
The suit was filed against the town, former Ordinance Enforcement Supervisor Dominic Schirrippa, former Assistant Town Attorney Madeleine Narvilas, Town Attorney John Jilnicki, Ordinance Inspector Kenneth Glogg, East Hampton Town... more
