Legal Opinion
Bettencourt v. Town of Mendon
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-40065-TSHPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Background
Edward Bettencourt ("Plaintiff" or "Bettencourt") has filed suit against the Town of Mendon ("Town"), Mendon Police Department,1 Chief Ernest Horn ("Chief Horn")2 and Lieutenant Donald Blanchette ("Blanchette", and together with the Town and Horn "Defendants") asserting claims for violation of the Massachusetts Whistleblower Act, Mass.Gen.L. ch.149, § 185 (Count One-Town of Mendon); violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, Mass.Gen.L. ch. 12, §§ 11H, I ("MCRA") (Count Two- Horn and Blanchette); Conspiracy (Count Three- Horn and…
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