Raymond v. Civil Service Commission

Lauriat, Peter M., J.

Jeff Raymond, Kevin Kacmarczyk, Andrew Soltysik, and Lester Lacki, II (collectively referred to as “the Plaintiffs”) seek judicial review of a decision of the Civil Service Commission (“the Commission”) which upheld the Plaintiffs’ discharge as full-time firefighters employed by the Town of Athol (“the Town”). As justification for the layoffs, the Town Manager cited a lack of funding and a lack of work. The Plaintiffs now argue that these reasons were pretextual, and they seek reinstatement. For the following reasons the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is…