Legal Opinion
Mullaney v. City of Worcester
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided November 14, 2008No. 05502BPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Roach, Christine M., J.
This was a First Amendment case against the City of Worcester brought by a former management level municipal employee. Plaintiff Elizabeth Mullaney claimed her supervisor, former City Manager and individual Defendant Thomas R. Hoover, wrongly retaliated against her for three identified expressions of her free speech rights by instituting progressive discipline against her. Following her “reassignment of position and duties” on March 19, 2001, Mullaney never again worked for the City, having taken an extended sick leave and ultimately an early retirement package, which…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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