United States Second Circuit

Grant of summary judgment in favor of school district, school board, and municipal defendants is reversed because plaintiff athletic director has shown sufficient factual issues regarding whether defendants abolished his position in retaliation for protected speech he made regarding a high school football hazing incident.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2006
• Published 04/04/2006

Judges

• CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge., Before:  CARDAMONE, POOLER, and RAGGI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas J. Marcelle, Albany, New York (Law Office of Thomas J. Marcelle, Albany, New York;  Phillip G. Steck, Cooper Erving & Savage LLP, Albany, New York, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Beth A. Bourassa, Albany, New York (Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, LLP, Albany, New York, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.