Legal Opinion
Cosme v. Salvation Army
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 23, 2003No. CIV.A. 01-12045-WGYPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Dismissed from a thrift store (the “store”) operated in Somerville by the defendant, the Salvation Army, Iris Cosme (“Cosme”) complains that she was harassed, ridiculed, and discriminated against; that her rights under state law were violated; and ultimately, that she was wrongfully terminated by the Salvation Army. On January 28, 2003, following the filing by both parties of cross motions for summary judgment, this case was heard as a case stated.
A. Procedural Posture
Cosme brought this action in the Massachusetts Superior Court sitting in…
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