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Armbruster v. Cavanaugh

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-1006 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 9, 2010)

Summary

holding that the plaintiff was “complaining about his job function up the chain of command of his department, and caselaw dictates this speech fell within his official duties”

Summary of this case from Homel v. Centennial Sch. Dist.

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-1006.

March 9, 2010


ORDER


AND NOW, this 9th day of March, 2010, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 7) is GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk shall mark this case closed for all purposes, including statistics.


Summaries of

Armbruster v. Cavanaugh

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-1006 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 9, 2010)

holding that the plaintiff was “complaining about his job function up the chain of command of his department, and caselaw dictates this speech fell within his official duties”

Summary of this case from Homel v. Centennial Sch. Dist.
Case details for

Armbruster v. Cavanaugh

Case Details

Full title:STEVE ARMBRUSTER, Plaintiff, v. JOHN C. CAVANAUGH, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 9, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-1006 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 9, 2010)

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