Legal Opinion
Berard v. Town of Millville
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 22, 2000No. Civ.A. 99-40192-NMGPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff James Berard (“Berard”), a dispatcher for the Town of Millville (“the Town”), alleges violations of his civil rights by his job supervisor. He asserts claims against Timothy Ryan, the Chief of Police of the Town (“the Chief’), for slander and for violations of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (“the MCRA”), M.G.L. c. 12, §§ 11H, I, as well as a claim of respondeat superior against the Town pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Berard’s complaint also charges that Madeline…
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