First Amendment Retaliation Claim Dismissed; Complaints About Alleged Improper Workplace Conduct Did Not Amount to Speaking as a Citizen on a Matter of Public Concern
In Reynolds v. The City of New York, 22-CV-1910 (VEC), 2022 WL 17792394 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2022), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim. From the decision: The sole cause of action in Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint alleges that the City violated 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 by retaliating against…
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