Legal Opinion
Murgia v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Retirement
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 12, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-2083-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALDRICH, Senior Judge.
We are now concerned with the measure of relief to be afforded as a result of our decision in Murgia v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Retirement, D.Mass., 1974, 376 F. Supp. 753, holding unconstitutional Mass. G.L. c. 32, § 26(3), which required the involuntary discharge of plaintiff Murgia from the State Police force, although he was physically qualified, simply because he had reached age 50. The first question is whether all issues now presented are properly subject to resolution by three judges, or whether some are for the single judge alone. The…
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