Pilarowski v. Brown

This case involves the discharge of plaintiff as an administrative assistant to the Macomb County Health Department. It is plaintiff’s position that this action resulted solely from plaintiff’s letter-writing activities which criticized the actions of various local elected officials as inimical to the welfare of the county’s residents. Plaintiff claims it is too plain for argument that this dismissal impermissibly punishes the exercise of his First Amendment rights to speak freely on matters of public concern; accordingly, correction of this alleged egregious injury was requested by way of a…