United States Second Circuit

Statements made by defendant, which allegedly damaged plaintiff's reputation and business, do not constituted a "stigma plus" violation of plaintiff's constitutional rights where plaintiff failed to allege a tangible injury sufficient to make out a constitutional claim under the "stigma plus" doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2004
• Published 09/03/2004

Judges

• SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge., Before:  NEWMAN, KEARSE and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis B. Schlenker, Esq., Albany, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Joseph P. Giruzzi, Esq., Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Utica (John W. Dillon, Corporation Counsel for the City of Utica, on the brief), Utica, NY, for Defendants-Appellants.