Legal Opinion
Catone v. Spielmann
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided June 19, 1997No. 1:95-cv-01062PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, DECISION & ORDER
McAVOY, Chief Judge.
This § 1983 action focuses upon plaintiffs discharge from her position with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”). Plaintiff claims, inter alia, that such discharge was in violation of her rights of due process and free speech under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Defendants now move for summary judgment dismissing the Complaint.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts:
Plaintiff Bonnie Catone is an honorably discharged veteran, having served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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