Alleged Harassment and Discrimination Against Orthodox Jewish Village Residents—Alleged Violations of Federal and State Constitutions and Fair Housing Act—Court Dismissed Claims Based on New York State Constitution and Conditions Allegedly Violating Federal Constitution—Certain Claims Against Individual Defendant Survive—Plaintiffs Failed To Show Unavailability of Remedies Under 42 USC §1983—Punitive Damages Not Available Against Municipality—Individual Defendants Allegedly Withheld Building Permits Unless Two Plaintiffs Dismissed Their Lawsuits Against the Village

Plaintiffs, Orthodox Jews, alleged that the defendants had "engaged in a pattern of harassment and discrimination against the Orthodox Jewish residents of Pomona, thereby violating certain of the state and federal constitutional rights, as well as the Fair Housing Act."

The complaint alleged "violations of Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause,…; violations of the Fair Housing Act…; violations of the New York State Constitution,…; and imposition of unconstitutional conditions in violation of Article III, and First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, U.S. Const.…"