Legal Opinion
Lydia Colombo v. Raymond O'COnnell
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 4, 2002No. Docket 02-7170PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Lydia Colombo (“Colombo”) brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendant, Raymond O’Connell (“O’Connell”), the Superintendent of Schools for the Town of Stratford, claiming that O’Connell violated her First Amendment right to free speech. The violation, Colombo claims, occurred when O’Connell threatened to sue her civilly for libel after she filed a petition for a recall vote of the Town of Stratford Board of Education that alleged “ ‘illegal and unethical behavior on the part[ ] of [O’Connell].’ ” Colombo v. O’Connell, 2001 WL 1682575, at *1 (DUonn. December…
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