Legal Opinion
African Trade & Information Center, Inc., Mohamoud D. Ahmed, and Alan W. Gates v. James F. Abromaitis
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 2002No. Docket 01-7303PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge KATZMANN concurs by separate opinion.
GLEESON, United States District Judge.
This appeal concerns the availability of a qualified immunity defense for defendant James F. Abromaitis, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”), who allegedly violated the constitutional rights of plaintiffs African Trade & Information Center, Inc., Mohamoud D. Ahmed, and Alan W. Gates by retaliating against them for exercising their free speech rights and by denying them equal protection of the laws. Plaintiffs allege that Abromaitis violated these rights…
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