Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. Beerman
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 7, 2002No. 91 CV 1349(ILG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Brian Sheppard alleges in this action that defendant former Supreme Court Judge Leon Beerman terminated him from his position as a law clerk in violation of his free speech rights under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Now before the court is Judge Beerman’s motion for summary judgment, as well as Sheppard’s cross-motion to strike certain evidence relied upon by Judge Beerman in his motion. For the reasons that follow, Judge Beer-man’s motion must be granted and Sheppard’s cross-motion must be denied.
Procedural History
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Brian Sheppard v. Leon Beerman, as an Individual and in His Official Capacity as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Cotterell v. GilmoreDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014