Legal Opinion
Kearney v. Town of Wareham
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 10, 2002No. 18-1778PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Stephen J. Kearney, a police officer, repeatedly took issue with his employer, the Town of Wareham (the Town), over the extent of the Town’s obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (FLSA). He asserts that the Town and its hierarchs, angered because he had prevailed in those disputes, cashiered him. Claiming illegal retaliation, he sued the Town, its chief executive (Town Administrator Joseph Murphy), and two of his quondam superiors (Police Chief Thomas Joyce and Lieutenant Arthur J. Brightman). 1 The district court…
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