Houde v. State

DECISION

In this civil action, Plaintiff, Russell L. Houde, Sr., (hereinafter "Plaintiff" or "Houde"), asks this Court to declare that Plaintiff retained his classified employee status and his entitlement to the attendant benefits that come with that status, when his employer, the Blackstone Valley District Commission (hereinafter "BVDC"), merged into the Narragansett Bay Commission (hereinafter "NBC"). Plaintiff also asks this Court to award any additional relief that this Court may deem just and appropriate. The Defendant, the State of Rhode Island (hereinafter "Defendant" or "State"), seeks…