Legal Opinion
University Hospital, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 16, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The sole issue in this action is whether the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission) may issue interrogatories and apply default sanctions pursuant to rule 11 of its procedural rules. The plaintiff, University Hospital, Inc., appeals from a judgment of the Superior *534Court declaring that rule 11 is a valid exercise of the commission’s rule making authority under G. L. c. 151B. We affirm.
The stipulated facts may be summarized as follows. On April 2, 1977, a former employee of the plaintiff filed a complaint with the commission alleging that he had been unlawfully terminated…
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