United States Second Circuit

In an action alleging First Amendment retaliation brought by a suspended city employee, summary judgment to a city labor relations officer is vacated where factual disputes exist as to whether it was objectively reasonable for him to believe that his conduct did not violate plaintiff's rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2003
• Published 08/27/2003

Judges

• HURD, District Judge., Before:  STRAUB and POOLER, Circuit Judges, HURD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Williams, New Haven, Connecticut, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John R. Mitola, Associate City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney, Bridgeport, Connecticut, for Defendants-Appellees.