Legal Opinion

Thibodeau v. Town of Seekonk

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided July 11, 2001No. 99-P-806PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.

The decade-long legal wrangling over the demotion of Thomas Thibodeau from captain to lieutenant of fire*70fighters in the town of Seekonk returns to this court on his appeal of the Superior Court’s decision on remand. In Thibodeau v. Seekonk, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 367 (1996), this court concluded that the 1991 demotion was ineffective due to the town’s failure to file a fair summary of facts at that time with the local retirement board, but the case was remanded to the Superior Court to consider the effect of a subsequent July 27, 1993, filing of a fair summary of the facts. Thibodeau contends that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Johnson InsulationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  2. Town of Lexington v. Town of BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Leahy v. Local 1526, American Federation of State, County, & Municipal EmployeesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  4. McCarthy v. Sheriff of Suffolk CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  5. MacIuca v. PapitMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. Bell AtlanticMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  2. Herrick v. Essex Regional Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  3. Boston Police Department v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2020

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