Legal Opinion
Lavash v. Kountze
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 10, 1979No. Civ. A. No. 78-952-MAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAZZONE, District Judge.
This is a civil action brought by a police officer from the Town of Waltham challenging the constitutionality of Mass.G.L. c. 31 §§ 12A and 29 on equal protection and due process grounds. These sections provide for the review and inspection of civil service essay examination results by the examinees, but do not accord such rights to examinees who have taken civil service multiple choice exams. Moreover, Mass. G.L. c. 31, § 29 allows the civil service personnel administrator to destroy the question and answer sheets of examination papers, other than…
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