Legal Opinion
Gleason v. Scoppetta
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 19, 2014No. 13-2770UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Plaintiff-appellant Peter J. Gleason appeals from the July 2, 2013 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Dearie, /.), granting the defendants-appellees’ motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On appeal, Gleason first asserts that the individual defendants and the Uniformed Fire Officers Association (the “Union”) were acting under color of state law as required by 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He also argues that he plausibly alleged that the City of New York (the “City”) had a…
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