Legal Opinion

Jordan v. Carter

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided July 6, 2007No. Civil Action 04-10927-RGSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

STEARNS, District Judge.

On May 10, 2004, plaintiffs Ronald Jordan (Jordan) and Robert MacKay (Mac-Kay) filed a seven count complaint against the MBTA Police Department (Department) and its Chief, Joseph Carter (Carter). 1 Several of plaintiffs’ claims have been dismissed. The sole remaining issue in the case is whether plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights were violated when they were disciplined for comments made on the Department’s recorded telephone line. On December 15, 2006, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. A…

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Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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