A federal judge has declined to dismiss a state employee’s claim that he was retaliated against for his activism in a group that advocates for victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests.
U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino (See Profile) of the Northern District of New York has kept alive Mark Lyman’s First Amendment retaliation claim against Laurie Felter, Lyman’s supervisor at the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services in Albany. Lyman works in OASAS’ facilities evaluation and inspection unit. D’Agostino ruled in Lyman v. New York State OASAS, 1:12-cv-530, that Lyman has adequately alleged in the initial stage of his suit that restrictions were placed on his work-related travel and activities that may have been related to his role as upstate coordinator of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
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