RJA succeeds in City’s appeal from favorable Civil Service Commission ruling reinstating the Chief of Police for the City of Methuen

In an earlier posting, RJA’s success in securing the return of the Methuen, Massachusetts Chief of Police to work after an improper termination was described.  Following the decision of the Civil Service Commission to return the Chief of Police to work, the City of Methuen filed an appeal with the Superior Court seeking to overturn that Commission decision.  Initially, the City sought an injunction preventing

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RJA obtains dismissal of federal civil rights complaint against Massachusetts State Police lieutenant

RJA’s client, a detective lieutenant with the Massachusetts State Police, was assigned to investigate an internal affairs complaint made by a citizen against a trooper.  The detective lieutenant completed his investigation in a fair and impartial manner, including conducting the interviews of numerous witnesses.  Later, the complainant filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the trooper, the detective lieutenant and others.  As to

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RJA secures Civil Service Commission’s reversal of Wareham, Mass police lieutenant’s wrongful termination.

In 2009, a police lieutenant in Wareham, Massachusetts was terminated for alleged ethics violations.  RJA represented the lieutenant and appealed the termination to the Civil Service Commission, arguing that the discipline was improper and based upon political motivations.  Following several days of hearing and the submission of a lengthy memorandum explaining why the discipline was improper, a unanimous Commission agreed that the lieutenant had been

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