Legal Opinion
Brian Sheppard v. Leon Beerman, as an Individual and in His Official Capacity as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 2003No. Docket 02-7292PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Former law clerk Brian Sheppard appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to his former employer, Judge Leon Beerman. In an earlier opinion in this case, we noted that the First Amendment protects the eloquent and the insolent alike. Plaintiff has now conducted ample discovery, but has failed to create a genuine issue of material fact as to Judge Beerman’s intent in terminating him. We hold, therefore, that the district court correctly granted summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
This case is before us for the third time. Sheppard v. Beerman, 18 F.3d 147 (2d…
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