City ofCambridge v. Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997). 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. Id. at 304, quoting Selectmen of Wakefield v. Judge of First District Court of E. Middlesex, 262 Mass. 477, 482 (1928).
City ofCambridge y, Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997). See Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331 (1983); Melsaac v. Civil Service Commission, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Police Department of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2000); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003).
City ofCambridge v. Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997). See Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331 (1983); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commission, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Police Department of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2000); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003).
City ofCambridge v. Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300,304 (1997). See Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331 (1983); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commission, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Police Department of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2000); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003).
City ofCambridge v. 7 Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997), Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331 (1983), McIsaac v. Civil Service Commission, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 473, 477 (1995), Police Department of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2000), City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003).
City ofCambridge v. Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997), Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 331 (1983), McIsaac v. Civil Service Commission, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 473, 477 (1995), Police Department of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2000), City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003).
BACKGROUND The City ofCambridge (City) employs Shuman in its Department of Public Works (DPW). By letter dated February 8, 2017, the City suspended Shuman for five days, starting February 9, 2017, for allegedly violating the Citys AntiViolence Policy and the Employee Code of Conduct during an altercation with a coworker on the morning of February 8, 2017 (February 8 Incident).
City ofCambridge v. Civil Service Commn, 43 Mass.App.Ct. 300, 303-305, rev.den., 428 Mass. 1102 (1997) (emphasis added) However, the governing statute, G.L.c.31,2(b), gives the Commissions de novo review broad scope to evaluate the legal basis of the appointing 6 authority's action and it is not necessary for the Commission to find that the appointing authority acted arbitrarily and capriciously. Id.