Desmond v. Town of W. Bridgewater

The plaintiff, Daniel Desmond, appeals from a decision of the Superior Court entering judgment on the pleadings for the defendant, the town of West Bridgewater (town), and affirming the decision of the Civil Service Commission (commission) in favor of the town. On appeal, Desmond contends that the commission (1) erred by concluding that it lacked the power to modify his discipline, (2) erred by failing to consider a lesser punishment, where its findings differed substantially from the town, and (3) failed to evaluate whether favoritism existed and failed to protect against favoritism. We…