On January 30 2009, the Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to reinstate the former rank and seniority to a police sergeant after being demoted in April 2003. The Commission held six days of hearings with eight witnesses and then concluded that the Town lacked just cause to demote officer. In July 2008, the Division of Labor Relations separately found that the Town did not have cause to demote the same officer because of his activities as a union official. Attorneys Douglas Louison and Robert Stewart pursed the Town at the Civil Service Commission and obtained vindication for the sergeant. (BayState Legal Defense Service Newsletter, Volume I-3)
- Articles
- A District Court Judge Has Dismissed an OUI Arrest Because of The Misconduct of a State Trooper
- Excessive Force And Terry Stop
- Warrantless Entry From Impoundment of Car
- Boston Police Detectives Cleared in Arrest of Murder Suspect
- Lawyers Weekly Designation Of Biggest Defense Wins Of The Year
- Insurance Company Designated Defense Counsel
- Pushes and Shoves Must be Judged Under the Fourth Amendment Standard of Reasonableness
- Release-Dismissal Agreements in Criminal Cases
- Search and Seizure Protective Frisk
- Recent Decisions
- Civil Service Commission Reverses Retaliatory Demotion
- Arbitration Award- Overturned Termination:
- Use of Force Appropriate
- State and Federal False Arrest Claims Dismissed Against Officer
- Federal Court Dismissal of False Arrest Claims: Civil Commitment
- District Court Criminal Trial Win
- Civil Service Commission Overturns Suspension
- Arbitration Award- Family Leave Act
- Departmental Appeals: Reduction of Suspension
- Enhanced Video Evidence Exonerates Officer
- Reinstatement at Arbitration
- Reinstatements at Civil Service
- Suspension Overturned at Civil Service
- Articles
Civil Service Commission Reverses Retaliatory Demotion
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