Legal Opinion
Velez v. Levy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 2005No. 03-7875PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
We are faced today with the question of whether plaintiff, an elected New York City community school board member, may properly state a claim under the United States Constitution for injuries suffered in connection with her forced removal from office based on allegedly trumped-up charges of criminal behavior. Plaintiff-appellant Amy Velez, a member of Community School District Board # 1, has filed a suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting constitutional and state law causes of action against seven defendants. First, she alleges that three fellow board members —…
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