Gannon v. Mayor of Revere

The plaintiff (Gannon), a Revere police officer, was one of thirteen eligible candidates for promotion to the rank of sergeant who passed an October, 1983, civil service examination conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Personnel Administration. Shortly after the results were announced in April, 1984, allegations surfaced that certain members of the Revere police department had gained access to the test before it was administered. The mayor of Revere thereafter announced that he would make no appointment from the civil service list of eligible candidates while the allegations were…