Legal Opinion

Sheriff of Suffolk County v. Jail Officers & Employees of Suffolk County

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 1, 2007No. 03-P-1154PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

As the result of a remand by the Supreme Judicial Court, we reconsider this appeal of an arbitrator’s award. See Sheriff of Suffolk County v. Jail Officers & Employees of Suffolk County, 62 Mass. App. Ct. 915 (2004). To recapitulate, Leonard Gibson, a pretrial detainee housed at the medical unit of the Suffolk County jail, engaged in a verbal altercation with two correction officers and sustained physical injuries as a result of a scuffle with one of the officers. An internal investigation by the sheriff of Suffolk County determined that one of the officers had assaulted Gibson. The sheriff’s…

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. City of Boston v. Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'nMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
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