Harmon v. Bogart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JAMES E. HARMON, Plaintiff, v. DECISION AND ORDER 17-CV-284S MARNI BOGART, THE COUNTY OF ERIE, Defendants. I. Introduction Plaintiff, an attorney with the Defendant Erie County’s Department of Social Services, alleges civil rights violations, defamation, and other common law torts against his employers, Erie County Social Services Department director of legal affairs Marni Bogart and Erie County, following his public removal from his office. Before this Court is Defendants’ joint Motion for Summary Judgment1 (Docket No. 18) to dismiss…