Legal Opinion
Morris v. New York State Police
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 8, 2017No. 1:16-CV-164PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION... 352
*352II. BACKGROUND...352
III. DISCUSSION.'. .358
A. Eleventh Amendment Immunity...359
B. 42 U.S.C. § 1983...360
1.First Amendment Retaliation.. .360
i. Matter of Public Concern.'.. 361
ii. Speech as a Citizen.. .362
C. Discrimination Claims.. .362
1. Gender Discrimination.:. 363
2. Hostile Work Environment... 366
3. Retaliation... 368
D. Common Law Claims.. .369
IV. CONCLUSION... 370
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs Shannon Morris (“Morris"), Melissa Lee (“Lee”), and Kevin Rafferty (“Rafferty”)…
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