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Green v. City of New York

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Oct 14, 2009
06 CV 1836 (RJD) (LB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2009)

Summary

holding that the plaintiff's filing of grievances on behalf of other union members and stating to management that he planned to testify on behalf of other union members did not constitute speech touching on matters of public concern because the grievances at issue were filed about matters of personal interest

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Opinion

06 CV 1836 (RJD) (LB).

October 14, 2009


ORDER


The Court has reviewed the Report Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom, dated September 22, 2009 (Dkt. No. 60). Objections to the Report Recommendation were due by October 9, 2009. No objections have been filed. The Court hereby adopts the Report Recommendation without qualification, and accordingly grants defendants' motion for summary judgment in its entirety. The Clerk is directed to close this case.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Green v. City of New York

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Oct 14, 2009
06 CV 1836 (RJD) (LB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2009)

holding that the plaintiff's filing of grievances on behalf of other union members and stating to management that he planned to testify on behalf of other union members did not constitute speech touching on matters of public concern because the grievances at issue were filed about matters of personal interest

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granting summary judgment where plaintiff's "conclusory allegations" did not support the existence of a policy or practice adopted by the defendant

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Case details for

Green v. City of New York

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY W. GREEN, Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. New York

Date published: Oct 14, 2009

Citations

06 CV 1836 (RJD) (LB) (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 14, 2009)

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