BARONE v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL BARONE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 23-1691 v. ) ) ALLEGHENY COUNTY, RICH ) ) FITZGERALD, LAURA ZASPEL, LAURA ) WILLIAMS, STEPHEN PILARSKI, ) BLYTHE TOMA, NICHOLE NAGEL, ) DEBRA BOGEN, DOES 1-20, ) ) ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Michael Barone (“Barone”) initiated this suit against his former employer— Allegheny County—and the above-captioned county actors after his employment as a county corrections officer was terminated because he refused to comply with the County’s COVID-19…