Legal Opinion
Corbin v. Gillen
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 30, 2011No. Civil Action No. 09-10263-RGSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
John Corbin, a correctional officer employed by the Plymouth County Sheriffs *378Department (Department), brought this First Amendment action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that defendants Brian Gillen and Antone Moniz violated his right to free speech by disciplining him for disparaging remarks he made to a Plymouth County selectman.1 Defendants jointly filed a motion for summary judgment on November 8, 2011, after the usual course of discovery.
BACKGROUND
The facts, in the light most favorable to Corbin as…
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- Perkins v. City of AttleboroDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013