Legal Opinion
Andrew v. Clark
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 5, 2007No. Civ. AMD 04-3772PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ANDRE M. DAVIS, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a police official who principally contends that he was the victim of unlawful retaliation in violation of his rights under the First Amendment. 1 Now pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss the federal claims pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). 2 The filing of the motion to dismiss was prompted by the Supreme Court’s decision last term in Garceta v. Ceballos, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 164 L.Ed.2d 689 (2006). Concluding as I do that plaintiff has failed to state a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Edwards v. City of GoldsboroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hamilton v. Mayor of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2011
- Andrew v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Pearson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Caraccilo v. Village of Seneca Falls, NYDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2008
- Omokehinde v. Detroit Board of EducationDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
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