SPECHT v. CITY OF NEW YORK

No. 20-4211-cv August Term, 2020.

15 F.4th 594 (2021)

Scott P. SPECHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Thomas Kane, and John David Lynn, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel B. Smith , Law Office of Nathaniel B. Smith, New York, New York, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James E. Johnson , ( Jonathan A. Popolow , on the brief), Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: NEWMAN, CABRANES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


BACKGROUND

Scott P. Specht appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Vitaliano, J.) dismissing pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) his First Amendment retaliation and state law claims. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that the district court...

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