Legal Opinion
Delaney v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 4, 2014No. Civil Action No. 12-11341-RWZPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ZOBEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lisa Delaney, formerly a K-9 police officer with defendant Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”)1 sued the MBTA and two of its officers alleging that she was forced to resign as a K-9 officer after she reported wrongdoing by MBTA Sergeant Miguel Sosa.2 In a prior memorandum of decision (Docket #27), I dismissed all but two counts: (1) retaliation in violation of the Massachusetts whistleblower statute, Mass. Gen. L. ch. 149 § 185(b)(1)3 (Count I); and (2) violation of plaintiffs federal constitutional rights, 42 U.S.C. § 1983…
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