Legal Opinion
Rapkin v. Rocque
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 15, 2000No. 3:99CV1928(GLG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
GOETTEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, who is Chief Legal Counsel for the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, has sued her superiors in that Department, claiming that, acting under color of state law, they deprived her of her First Amendment rights to free speech and to seek judicial redress without- retaliation, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in connection with various disputes she had with them concerning her advice to the Department of Environmental Protection. Plaintiff has also asserted claims for intentional infliction of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mills v. Polar Molecular Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Petyan v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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