McDonough v. Commissioner of Public Works

The plaintiff seeks reinstatement of his position as deputy chief counsel for the Department of Public Works, after discharge effective July 11,1975, by the defendant without a written notice containing a fair summary of the facts upon which the defendant’s action was based having been filed with the State Board of Retirement. The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts, and the judge entered judgment for the defendant. The issue is whether, before the plaintiff could be discharged from his position, he was entitled to the procedural protections of G. L. c. 32, § 16, by virtue of his…