Legal Opinion
Walker v. Waltham Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 17, 1995No. 94-1238, 94-1239PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant Waltham Housing Authority (1CWHA”) is a public agency responsible for providing low income housing in Waltham, Massachusetts. In 1987, appellee John J. Walker had served as the WHA’s executive director for over eleven years and was currently serving in this position under a two-year written contract due to expire on December 31, 1988. The WHA Board of Commissioners consisted of five members, including Chairman Louis D’Angio and appellant Edward McCarthy.
In the summer of 1987, the Board began a personnel search to replace the WHA’s retiring assistant…
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