Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Szostkiewicz
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 25, 2002No. Civ.A. 99-30205-MAPPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
(Docket No. 28)
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Margaret McCarthy (“plaintiff’), is the administratrix of the Estate of Joseph McCarthy (“McCarthy”). McCarthy committed suicide in January, 1998, after being denied a promotion to captain in the Holyoke Police Department. Plaintiff alleges that the Mayor of the City of Holyoke at the time, Daniel Szostkiew-icz (“Szostkiewicz”), failed to promote McCarthy because McCarthy supported Szostkiewicz’s political opponent in the 1995 election.
Plaintiff has sued Szostkiewicz…
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