White v. City of Boston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) DENNIS WHITE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 21-10952-LTS ) THE CITY OF BOSTON and ) ACTING MAYOR KIM JANEY, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER July 12, 2022 SOROKIN, J. This case arises from events that began in February 2021, when former Boston Mayor Martin Walsh appointed Dennis White Commissioner of the Boston Police Department, only to suspend him two days later in response to media inquiries regarding domestic violence allegations from White’s past. An independent investigation followed, as did Walsh’s departure and his…