Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 22, 2003No. 02-9174PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Plaintiff-Appellant James E. Davis1 appeals from a district court judgment in favor of Defendants City of New York, the New York City Police Department, and former-Police Commissioner Howard Safir (collectively “the City”), setting aside a jury verdict that held the City hable for the refusal to reinstate Davis to his former position as a police officer. Davis claimed, and the jury found, that the refusal to reinstate him was motivated by retaliation for his speech or conduct protected by the First Amendment.2 Because Davis’s case lacks evidence upon which a reasonable jury could…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Baity v. KralikDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- Triano v. Town of HarrisonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- McLennon v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2016
- Green v. City of Mount VernonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Cowan v. City of Mount VernonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
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