Legal Opinion
Joe Carollo v. Luigi Boria
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 2016No. 15-11512PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, District Judge:
Defendant-appellants Luigi Boria, Sandra Ruiz, and Christine Fraga (collectively “appellants”), all city officials, terminated plaintiff-appellee Joe Carollo from his position as City Manager for the City of Doral after he reported to law enforcement and other agencies appellants’ alleged misconduct and made public disclosures about the same. Carollo brought this civil action against appellants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a violation of his First Amendment rights. The district court denied appellants’ motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity, finding…
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