Legal Opinion
Ronald Jordan, Robert MacKay and the Mbta Police Patrolman's Union v. Joseph C. Carter
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 4, 2005No. 05-1195PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Joseph C. Carter is chief of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) police department. Two officers (plaintiffs-appellees) sued Carter in both his individual and official capacities, alleging, inter alia, that he violated their First Amendment rights by disciplining them for comments they made to each other and to other officers about various police department matters. As part of a motion seeking judgment on the pleadings, Carter moved to dismiss the individual claims on the ground that he was immune from suit under the doctrine of qualified…
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