Legal Opinion
Cignetti v. Healy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 22, 1997No. C.A. 96-11427-MELPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Peter Cignetti, a Captain in the Cambridge Fire Department, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the Cambridge Fire Department (“CFD”) and the City of Cambridge engaged in a pattern of retaliation and coercion against him in violation of his first amendment right to free expression on matters of public interest. The City of Cambridge and eight individual defendants move for dismissal of the claims against them pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
The motion is granted in part and denied in part.
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The facts alleged in the Complaint are taken as true:
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Briscoe v. LaHueSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Acciavatti v. Professional Services Group, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Carvalho v. Town of WestportDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- Cignetti v. HealyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
- Yacubian v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- Rural Water District No. 3 v. Owasso Public Works AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2007
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