Curley v. City of Lynn

This is an appeal by the city of Lynn from an order of a single justice of this court setting aside the dismissal of the action in the Boston Municipal Court Department. We reverse the order of the single justice.

The city of Lynn discharged the plaintiffs from their civil service positions as police officers for violating the Lynn police department’s rules and regulations. The officers appealed to the Civil Service Commission (commission) pursuant to G. L. c. 31, § 43 (1988 ed.). After a hearing, a hearing officer of the commission found facts and recommended that the discharge of the…