Legal Opinion
Rivoli v. Gannett Co., Inc.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 29, 2004No. 6:03-cv-06429PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Michele Locastro Rivoli, commenced this action against her former employer, Gannett Co., Inc. (“Gannett”), alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Gannett has moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
BACKGROUND
Although the fifty-page complaint contains lengthy factual allegations, they may be summarized as follows. Plaintiff was formerly a reporter for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (“D & C”)…
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