McDonough v. Plymouth County Personnel Board

Defendant John Novero had served as the director of classification and treatment at the Plymouth County house of correction for a little over eight years before the plaintiff, Joseph F. McDonough (sheriff), was elected to the position of sheriff in November, 2000. Upon his election, the sheriff began reorganizing the department. Among other things, reorganizational changes eliminated the job title Novero held. The duties *789Novero performed would then be divided between a new director of program services and the director of security. Although the duties of the new director of program services…