Legal Opinion
Zavatsky v. O'Brien
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 2012No. Civil No. 11-11850-NMGPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
This case emanates from a hiring scandal within the Massachusetts Probation Department. Plaintiff is a probation officer who alleges that the defendants, his superiors, awarded promotions on the basis of political affiliation rather than merit. Plaintiff has been a party to state civil proceedings addressing these events. Both the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are pursuing related criminal investigations.
I. Facts
The following facts are drawn from the Complaint and accepted as true for purposes of resolving the motions before the…
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