Legal Opinion
Goldberg v. Town of Rocky Hill
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 10, 1992No. 1103, Docket 91-9290PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Surprisingly, the issue that is presented by this appeal — absolute immunity for a municipal corporation — has not previously been decided in this circuit. The Town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, claims it is entitled to absolute legislative immunity from damages alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff Kenneth D. Goldberg when the town, by legislative action, eliminated his job as a supernumerary police officer in retaliation for Goldberg’s having supported the chief of police on a controversial issue. The district court held that by logical extension of Supreme…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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