Legal Opinion
City of Lynn v. Thompson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 23, 2000No. 98-P-505PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGelinas, J.
On its application under G. L. c. 150C, § 11, to vacate an arbitrator’s award, a judge of the Superior Court granted summary judgment for the plaintiff, city of Lynn, vacating an award reinstating Officer Terrance Thompson to his position on the city’s police force. The arbitrator’s award had reduced the penalty against Thompson from discharge to a two-week suspension. The Superior Court judgment sustained the city’s action in discharging Thompson from the Lynn police department.
We find that Thompson’s conduct, resulting in a mentally ill woman’s arm being fractured, conduct characterized by…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Lynn v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Massachusetts Department of Correction v. Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated UnionMassachusetts Superior Court · 2007
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