Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Ackley
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 2016No. Docket 14-3751-cvPublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Margaret Ackley, Chief of the New London Police Department (“NLPD”), appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Shea, J.) denying her motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. The plaintiff, Todd Lynch, a police officer and a member and officer of the police union, alleges under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (as well as making claims based on Connecticut law) that Ackley violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for various episodes of speech critical of Ackley’s performance as…
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