CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 THOMAS V. RALPH, Appellant v. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, Respondent B2-17-072 (Dracut Police Chief Exam) B2-17-073 (Oxford Police Chief Exam) B2-17-238 (Webster Police Lieutenant Exam) B2-18-220 (Webster Police Chief Exam) Appearance for Appellant: Sergeant Thomas V. Ralph, Pro Se Appearance for Respondent, HRD: Michael Downey, Esq.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 GLENN LAVERY, Appellant v. TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Respondent D1-15-229 Appearance for Appellant: Paul T. Hynes, Esq. Angoff, Goldman, Manning & Hynes P.C. 100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203 Norwood, MA 02062 Appearance for Respondent: Brian Magner, Esq./Wendy Chu, Esq. Deutsch, Williams Brooks DeRensis & Holland, P.C.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place, Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 979-1900 TRACY BLANCHETTE, Appellant v. G2-19-050 CITY OF METHUEN, Respondent, and MATTHEW TULLEY, Intervenor ______________________ Appearance for Appellant: Gary Nolan, Esq. Nolan, Perroni, PC 73 Princeton Street, Suite 306 North Chelmsford, MA 01863 Appearance for Respondent: James M. Pender, Esq.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 ARIANA RIVERA Appellant i, Case No.: D1-12-222 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, Respondent DECISION Pursuant to G.L. c. 31, 2(b) and/or G.L. c. 7, 4H, a Magistrate from the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), was assigned to conduct a full evidentiary hearing regarding this matter on behalf of the Civil Service Commission (Commission

Decision mailed: 277 Civil Service Commission COMMONWEALTH SUFFOLK, ss. OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE OL COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Boston, MA 02108 Room 503 (617) 727-2293 McCLAIR MAILHOT, Appellant v. E-11-236 TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY, Respondent Appellants Attorney: Kevin Coyle, Esq. Attorney At Law 935 Main Street Springfield, MA 01103 Respondents Attorney: Tim D. Norris, Esq.

Walker appealed the decision to bypass him to the Civil Service Commission (Commission), which overturned the BPDs bypass decision. The BPD appealed the Commissions decision to this court. Before the court are the parties Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings. For the reasons that follow, the BPDs motion will be allowed and Walkers motion will be denied. BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from the administrative record.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION & another. 1 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0 The town of Rockland (town) appeals from a Superior Court judgment that affirmed the decision of the Civil Service Commission (commission) to overturn the thirty-day suspension of Craig Erickson, a lieutenant firefighter. On appeal, the town argues only that the commission erred in accepting Erickson's discipline appeal form as timely filed. Background. We affirm.

CRIB CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION and TOWN OF DANVERS, Att Defendants. VV 2 MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS (Ms Plaintiff, OBRAT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE The plaintiff in this proceeding under G. L. c. 30A, 14, Kevin Farrell M He (Farrell), moved for leave to present testimony of alleged procedural irregularities Mp) during the Civil Service Commission (Commission) proceeding that led to this appeal.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place, Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727 2293 CARLA SULLIVAN Appellant v. BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondent CASE NOS: G2-13-118, G2-13-224, G2-14-186, G2-14-288 Appearance for Appellant: Galen Gilbert, Esq. Larry C. OBryan, Esq. Gilbert & OBryan, PC 294 Washington Street Suite 351 Boston, MA 02108 Appearance for Respondent: Nichole I. Taub, Esq.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place, Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 617.727.2293 DANIEL DESMOND, Appellant v. D1-14-50 TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER, Respondent Appearance for Appellant: Timothy M. Burke, Esq. David B. Fisher, Esq. Law Offices of Timothy M. Burke 160 Gould Street, Suite 100 Needham, MA 02494-2300 Appearance for Respondent: David T. Gay, Esq. John L. Holgerson, Esq. Gay & Gay, P.C. 73 Washington Street P.O.