Taft v. Whitney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOSHUA TAFT, Plaintiff, v. 22-CV-06279-MAV-CDH DECISION AND ORDER RICK WHITNEY, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION Pro se plaintiff Joshua Taft (“Plaintiff”) brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, alleging that Defendants retaliated against him in violation of his First Amendment rights in connection with his employment at, and separation from, the Allegany County Sheriffs Office. ECF No. 30. On February 21, 2025, United States Magistrate Judge Colleen D. Holland, to whom the case is referred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 686(b)(1),…