Legal Opinion

Traylor v. Hammond

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided March 18, 2015No. Civil No. 3:12cv01625(AWT)PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

ALVIN W. THOMPSON, District Judge.

In the Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 39), which is the operative complaint, plaintiff Sylvester Traylor asserts claims against defendants Ulysses B. Hammond, Steward Smith and Connecticut College (the “Connecticut College Defendants”); the City of New London and Sergeant Lawrence M. Keating (the “New London Defendants”); and Laura Newman and Jeremy Nakamara (the “Individual Defendants”) for defamation of character (Count One), municipal liability (Monell claim) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Count Two), discriminatory practice in…

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