United States Second Circuit

Plaintiffs' racial discrimination claims were untimely, and there was insufficient causal connection established between the adverse employment action suffered and plaintiffs- protected speech to establish a retaliation claim under the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2004
• Published 06/25/2004

Judges

• SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge., Before:  SOTOMAYOR and WESLEY, Circuit Judges, and POLLACK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen Bergstein,Thornton, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP, Chester, NY, for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey S. Rovins, New York, NY, for defendants-appellees.