Legal Opinion
Locurto v. Giuliani
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 24, 2003No. 98 Civ. 6495(JES), 98 Civ. 6505(JES), 98 Civ. 6567(JES)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Joseph Loeurto, Robert Steiner, and Jonathan Walters (collectively “plaintiffs”) bring these actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Commissioners Howard Safir and Thomas Von Essen, and the City of New York (collectively “defendants”), violated their free speech rights as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Specifically, plaintiffs claim they were terminated in retaliation for engaging in protected speech. Plaintiffs seek reinstatement and compensatory…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Locurto v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Locurto v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- King v. Town of WallkillDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Rivera v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Levich v. Liberty Central School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
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