Legal Opinion
Gwinnett v. Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided August 21, 2019No. 2:19-cv-00295Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION NICHOLE GWINNETT, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 2:19-cv-295-FtM-38MRM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, Defendant. / ORDER1 Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 14) and Plaintiff’s response in opposition (Doc. 17). This is a First Amendment retaliation case involving a public employee. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff claims a First Amendment violation because Defendant compelled her either to speak on private matters or be fired. (Doc. 1 at 3-5). In the Motion papers, the parties dispute which legal…
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