Legal Opinion

D'Onofrio v. Westport/Weston Health District

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided July 30, 2024No. 3:21-cv-01052Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT LOUIS D’ONOFRIO, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:21-cv-1052 (JAM) WESTPORT/WESTON HEALTH DISTRICT et al., Defendants. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Louis D’Onofrio, a former employee of the Westport/Weston Health District (“WWHD”), filed suit against his supervisor Mark Cooper and the WWHD. He claims that Cooper retaliated against him for his exercise of First Amendment rights and that the WWHD likewise discharged or disciplined him in violation of state law—Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-51q—for exercising his free speech rights. For the reasons…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Tolan v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Feingold v. New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. Jackler v. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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