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The Commission denied the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment as Police Officer for the City of New Bedford as the candidate was a previous Bristol County Sheriff who was discharged for a personal relationship with an inmate in his care.
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Bypass Appeal dated March 18, 2019 Otero, Daniel v. City of Lowell (Bypass Appeal) - Related Superior Court Decision 3/18/19
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The Commission accepted a bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment to the Bedford Police Department given that the city wrongfully found that he had lied about the circumstances of his medical discharge from the military, and wrongfully considered a complaint from an officer whose brother was also a candidate.
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Discipline Appeal dated March 11, 2019 Boston Police Department Hair Drug Test Appeals - Related Superior Court Decision 3/11/19
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The Commission affirmed a 5-day suspension of a Westford police officer who engaged in a physical altercation with a fellow officer. The incident occurred because of the Appellant spreading false information about the other officer taking a personal day on a holiday which forced another officer to cover for him.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a suspension from a New Bedford cemetery clerk who was disciplined for incompetence as she failed to request a hearing before the local Appointing Authority which is a precondition to the Commission’s jurisdiction as per Section 41.
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The Superior Court affirmed the Commission’s decision to uphold the termination of a North Attleborough firefighter.
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The Commission adopted in full the remand decision of an administrative magistrate finding from the Superior Court, that a Middleborough police officer was in fact not singled out for disparately harsh treatment when discharged, as he had been alone in receiving discipline from the list of comparators he provided.
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The Commission accepted the appeals from four State Troopers who were suspended without pay following a brief hearing by a State Police Duty Status Board as the Commission found that the summary process relying on merely hearsay memorandum for evidence lacked basic due process elements.
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The Commission allowed the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment to the Lowell Police Department given that Lowell Police Department wrongfully relied on the candidate's payment-default license suspension and failed to consider the candidate's positive driving record in the National Guard.