Turgeon v. City of New Bedford

After review, the motion to vacate filed by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) is denied.

BACKGROUND

The plaintiff, Henry S. Turgeon, II (“Turgeon”) filed this action on June 7, 2000 against the City of New Bedford (“City”) and the MCAD. The complaint alleges, in part, that the MCAD had not taken any action with respect to an arbitration decision despite an MCAD policy requiring action to be taken within thirty days. The complaint also sought to confirm the arbitration award at issue even though the MCAD had not yet decided whether to set aside the award.

On June 23,…