RUOTOLO v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Docket No. 06-3886-cv.

514 F.3d 184 (2008)

Angelo RUOTOLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW YORK; Raymond Kelly, Commissioner of Police, City of New York; Patrick J. Timlin, Former Chief of Police, City of New York, Bronx; Raymond Rooney, Deputy Inspector, New York City Police Department, formerly Commanding Officer 50th Precinct, Bronx; William Riley, Lieutenant, New York City Police Department, formerly Integrity Control Officer, 50th Precinct, Bronx, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Wong, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Tahirih M. Sadrieh, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: JACOBS, Chief Judge, LEVAL and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

Retired police sergeant Angelo Ruotolo ("Ruotolo") sues the City of New York (the "City") and various officials and members of the New York City Police Department (collectively, the "NYPD"), alleging retaliation in violation of the First Amendment for his speech regarding health concerns at his precinct. He appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Stein, J.), granting defendants...

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