Legal Opinion
Todd M. Johnson, Sr. v. Joseph Ganim, Ron Rapice, and City of Bridgeport
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 27, 2003No. Docket 02-9180PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HURD, District Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Todd M. Johnson, Sr. (“Johnson”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleges that defendants-appellees Joseph Ganim (“Ganim”), Ron Rapice (“Rapice”), and the City of Bridgeport (“City”) suspended and terminated him in retaliation for a letter he wrote criticizing the Ganim administration, in violation of his First Amendment right to free speech. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Dominic J. Squatrito, Judge) approved and adopted in whole Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith’s recommendation to grant summary judgment in favor of…
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3Cited by152 opinions
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