Chicopee Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 1710 v. Brown

Melvin A. Brown appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court granting a G. L. c. 211, § 3, petition of the Chicopee Fire Fighters, Local 1710 (union). The single justice ordered that summary judgment be reinstated in favor of the union in an action involving these two parties in the District Court. In the challenged District Court action, Brown sought an award of attorney’s fees and costs incurred in his successful prosecution of an unfair labor practice charge against the union before the Labor Relations Commission (commission).

To orient the present appeal, it is useful to note…