Legal Opinion
Dirrane v. Brookline Police Department
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 2002No. 01-2523, 01-2613PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This case began when John Dirrane, a police officer in the Brookline Police Department, brought a civil action to recover for alleged retaliation against him for reporting abuses in the police force, primarily within his own unit. Certain of the individual defendants counterclaimed for defamation. The district court ultimately dismissed all claims — some on a motion to dismiss and some on summary judgment— and both sides have appealed.
Dirrane joined the Brookline police force in 1980 and, in 1986, joined the Identification Unit (“ID Unit”) of the Detective Division. The ID…
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