Legal Opinion
Civil Service Commission v. Boston Municipal Court Department
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 22, 1989No. 88-P-242PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On August 11, 1983, Daphne Phillips was discharged by the Worcester State Hospital from her position as a mental health assistant after a hearing at which she was found guilty of two charges of patient abuse. She filed a timely request for a hearing on the matter before the Civil Service Commission (commission). G. L. c. 31, § 43, as appearing in St. 1981, c. 767, § 20. Administrative Magistrate Joan Fink was designated as the hearing officer.
At the hearing, Phillips was represented by counsel. After hearing testimony from various witnesses, Magistrate Fink found that Phillips had committed…
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