Ex-Boulder County NAACP Member Asks Judge Keep Lawsuit Against City Alive

Ex-Boulder County NAACP member asks judge keep lawsuit against city alive

Darren O’Connor, a former member of the embattled NAACP Boulder County Branch, is trying to keep alive a lawsuit that alleges city of Boulder officials violated his First Amendment rights. Darren O'Connor (Courtesy photo) O’Connor alleges that city officials retaliated against him for his continued public criticism of Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn. The city filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in early June, and O’Connor, through his at…

Ex-NAACP Boulder member asks judge to keep lawsuit against city alive

Darren O’Connor, a former executive committee member of the NAACP Boulder County, is asking a federal judge to reject the City of Boulder’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit, which alleges city officials retaliated against him for publicly opposing the hiring of Police Chief Steve Redfearn. In a court filing submitted June 30, O’Connor argues that Redfearn and City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde used their official positions to retaliate against hi…