Legal Opinion
Sorano v. Taggart
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 29, 2009No. 07 Civ. 11254 (WGY)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WILLIAM G. YOUNG, District Judge. 1
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff Debra Sorano (“Sorano”) brings this action against the defendant Robert Taggart (“Taggart”) — in his individual capacity — and the defendant City of Yonkers, New York (the “City”) alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Plaintiffs Complaint (“Pl.’s Compl.”) ¶ 9 [Doc. No. 1]. Taggart terminated Sorano, a police officer for the City, without the benefit of a pre-termination hearing. See Plaintiffs Statement of Undisputed Facts (“PL’s Statement”) ¶¶ 1-3 [Doc. No. 21]; Defendant’s Statement of Undisputed Facts…
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