Ct. 411 (2000); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003). An action is justified when it is done upon adequate reasons sufficiently supported by credible evidence, when weighed by an unprejudiced mind, guided by common sense and by correct rules of law. Dist. Ct. of E. Middlesex, Id, at 304, quoting Selectmen of Wakefield v.

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 727-28 (2003); Police Dep't of Boston v, Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 408, 411 n.5 (2000); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331, 334 (1983). An action is justified when it is done upon adequate reasons sufficiently supported by credible evidence, when weighed by an unprejudiced mind, guided by common sense and by correct rules of law. City of Cambridge, 43 Mass. App.

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728, 792 N.E.2d 711, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108, 799 N.E.2d 594 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, 721 N.E.2d 928, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477, 648 N.E.2d 1312 (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, 451 N.E.2d 443, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102, 453 N.E.2d 1231 (1983).

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v.

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102 (1983).

Ct., 262 Mass. 477, 482 (1928); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 8 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102 (1983).

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v.

City of Leominster, 22 MCSR 123 (2009) The preferred practice often calls for further inquiry and review, such as accessing the relevant incident reports to identify the specific misconduct, especially, when it is the misconduct, and not a conviction that underlies a bypass decision. While the decision in this appeal does not turn on this point, it might bear notice to consider in future hiring decision.

Id. at 187 (quoting City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev. den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003)). However, the Commissions work is not to be accomplished on a wholly blank slate. Falmouth v. Civil Serv. Commn, 447 Mass. 814, 823 (2006).

Id. at 824; City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 727-728, rev. den. 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Watertown v. Aria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331, 334, rev. den. 390 Mass. 1102 (1983). 10 The Commission reviews the penalty imposed in light of the underlying purpose of the civil service system: to guard against political considerations, favoritism, and bias in governmental employment decisions. Town of Falmouth, 447 Mass. at 824.