Legal Opinion
Munafo v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 4, 2003No. 1:98-cv-04572PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KORMAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Charles Munafo brought an action against his former employer, Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (“SIRTOA”), and various individual defendants acting as its agents, under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, alleging that SIRTOA terminated him in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right to free speech. The facts of this action are detailed fully in my Memorandum and Order dated January 22, 2003. See Munafo v. Metropolitan Transp. Authority, 2003 WL 21799913 (E.D.N.Y.2003). After a week-long trial, the jury returned a verdict which resulted in a judgment for…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Munafo v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Charles Munafo v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004