Legal Opinion
Barry v. Moran
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 2011No. 10-1607PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In this civil rights suit, appellants allege that a pattern of cronyism and nepotism in the employment decisions of the Boston Fire Department (“BFD” or “Department”) rose to the level of actionable political discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. Appellants Denise Barry, Elizabeth Golden, Patricia McDonough, Elaine Mesiti, Lila Brown, Mary Kane and Judith Kelley are civilian employees of the BFD. Along with another employee, 1 they filed suit in Massachusetts state court alleging that certain employment actions affecting their status with the BFD were…
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