Legal Opinion

Duffy v. Town of West Warwick

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 30, 2007No. KC/2007-446Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

Before this Court for decision is an appeal by Sean Duffy ("Duffy" or "Plaintiff") of a decision rendered by a Hearing Board ("Board") formed pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act ("LEOBOR" or "LEOBOR Act"). The Board terminated Duffy from his position with the West Warwick Police Department ("WWPD" or "Defendant"). Duffy now moves this Court to vacate the findings of the Board, dismiss all counts which are duplicitous, and convene a new, unbiased Hearing Board to provide Duffy with a new hearing. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 §§42-28.6-12 and 42-35-15.

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  4. Milardo v. Coastal Resources Management CouncilSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  5. Newport Shipyard, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human RightsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984

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