Mangiafico v. Blumenthal.

• Position: PERSONNEL - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Mangiafico v. Blumenthal, 358 F.Supp.2d 6 (D.Conn. 2005). A correctional officer brought a civil rights damages suit against a state attorney general and former and current commissioners of corrections, arising from the attorney general's decision not to defend the officer in a prisoner's civil action. The district court held that the attorney general was entitled to absolute immunity from a [section] 1983 claim that was based on his decision not to defend the officer. The court found that the officer stated a First Amendment retaliation claim against the commissioners. The officer alleged that they...