Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commissioner of Mental Retardation
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 14, 1991PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The Department of Mental Retardation (department) employed the plaintiff as supervisor of individual service planning and coordination at the Monson Developmental Center (Monson) under a provisional appointment. The defendant Fletcher, superintendent of Monson, demoted Smith to day care services specialist as a result of an investigative report that the plaintiff had lied to William Gauthier, the president of Parents and Friends of Monson Developmental Center, Inc., a support group for Monson and its residents, and to the Commissioner of Mental Retardation. The lie was said to be a claim by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
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