Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Town of Stratford
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 27, 2017No. 3:13-cv-1664 (JAM)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON POST-TRIAL MOTIONS
Jeffrey Alker Meyer; United States District Judge
Plaintiff William Jennings was a police officer in Connecticut for defendant Town of Stratford for many years. After he criticized what he thought was corrupt action by a captain in the police department, the police department retaliated against him in numerous ways, and plaintiff ultimately resigned. Plaintiff then filed this lawsuit, contending that the- Town of Stratford retaliated against him on the ground of his exercise of his right to free speech under the federal and state constitutions. Following a three-day…
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