Legal Opinion

Stetson v. Town of Ashland

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided January 29, 2008No. 0302348CPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Lemire, James R., J.

This case arises from the termination of the plaintiff, Robert Stetson (“Stetson”), from his volunteer position as an auxiliary police officer for the Town of Ashland Police Department.

Stetson alleges that the defendants, Chief of Police, Roy Melnick (“Melnick”) and Town Manager, Dexter Blois (“Blois”) defamed him and terminated him without the opportunity to be heard following Stetson’s application for a private detective’s license. As a result, Stetson alleges that Melnick, as well as the Town of Ashland, the Town of Ashland Police Department, and Blois (collectively,…

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Stetson v. Town of AshlandMassachusetts Superior Court · 2008