Legal Opinion
Belch v. Jefferson County
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 24, 2000No. 7:98-cv-01227PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM — DECISION & ORDER
McAVOY, District Judge.
I. Background
On July 30, 1998, Plaintiff Gary Belch commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants disciplined him in violation of his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association and retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights. Plaintiff also alleges that certain sections of the Jefferson County Sheriffs, Department Unified Code of Conduct (the “Code of Conduct” or the “Code”) are unconstitutional.
At all times relevant herein, Plaintiff, Gary Belch, was a Deputy…
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