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  • Torres, Carlos v. Boston Police Department 5/10/07 pdf format of 			Torres, Carlos v. Boston Police Department 5/10/07

  • Torres, Silvio v. City of Lowell 10/1/09 pdf format of 			Torres, Silvio v. City of Lowell 10/1/09

    The Appellant's poor driving record provided the City with reasonable justification to bypass him for appointment as a police officer. Bypass appeal dismissed.
  • Torres, William v. Springfield Fire Department 11/15/12 pdf format of 			Torres, William v. Springfield Fire Department 11/15/12

  • Tran, Ciara v. Boston Police Department 3/22/12 pdf format of 			Tran, Ciara v. Boston Police Department 3/22/12

    Failure of eye examination was reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant.  Bypass appeal dismissed. 

  • Travers, William v. City of Fall River 4/17/08 pdf format of 			Travers, William v. City of Fall River 4/17/08

  • Turowski, Paul v. City of Quincy 8/12/10 pdf format of 			Turowski, Paul v. City of Quincy 8/12/10

  • Valliere, Lawrence v. City of Westfield 8/11/11 pdf format of 			Valliere, Lawrence v. City of Westfield 8/11/11

    The promotional process was tainted by the appearance of a conflict of interest and the reasons offered for bypass were not supported by the evidence. Promotional appointment vacated; new selection process ordered.
  • Vaughn, Kevin v. City of Boston 3/19/09 pdf format of 			Vaughn, Kevin v. City of Boston 3/19/09

    The Appellant has standing to appeal the provisional promotion of another employee whose civil service permanency and/or prior title is uncertain.
  • Vitale, John v. City of Beverly 6/30/11 pdf format of 			Vitale, John v. City of Beverly 6/30/11

    The Appellant's poor interview performance provided the City with reasonable justification to bypass him for promotional appointment to police lieutenant. Appeal dismissed.
  • Vaughn, Kevin v. City of Boston 10/6/11 pdf format of 			Vaughn, Kevin v. City of Boston 10/6/11

  • Vousboukis, Bonnie v. Swampscott Fire Department 9/13/07 pdf format of 			Vousboukis, Bonnie v. Swampscott Fire...

  • Wachsler, Philip v. DTA 6/16/11 pdf format of 			Wachsler, Philip v. DTA 6/16/11

  • Walker, Brian v. Boston Police Department 10/29/09 (Vacated by Superior Court on 11/29/10) pdf format of 			Walker, Brian v. Boston Police Department...
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    By a 3-2 vote, the Commission determined that the Boston Police Department did not have reasonable justification for bypass the Appellant for original apointment to the position of police officer. Appeal allowed.
  • Walker, Brian v. Boston Police Department - Related Superior Court Decision 11/29/10 pdf format of 			Walker, Brian v. Boston Police Department -...

  • Walker, Brian v. Boston Police Department - Related Appeals Court Decision 1/16/13 pdf format of 			Walker v. Boston Police - Appeals Crt. Decision 1/16/13

  • Walker, Peter v. Department of Correction 1/25/07 pdf format of 			Walker, Peter v. Department of Correction 1/25/07

  • Wallace, Patrick v. Beverly Police Department 12/13/07 pdf format of 			Wallace, Patrick v. Beverly Police Department...

  • Wallace, Patrick v. Beverly Police Department 11/6/08 pdf format of 			Wallace, Patrick v. Beverly Police Department...

  • Walsh, Edward v. City of Boston 8/23/12 pdf format of 			Walsh, Edward v. City of Boston 8/23/12

  • Walsh, Robert v. Boston Fire Department 7/12/12 pdf format of 			Walsh, Robert v. Boston Fire Department 7/12/12
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  • Webster, Jr., James v. Department of Correction 9/27/07 pdf format of 			Webster, Jr., James v. Department of...

  • Welch, Edward v. Town of Winchester 7/17/08 pdf format of 			Welch, Edward v. Town of Winchester 7/17/08

  • Welton, Stephen v. Boston Fire Department 1/10/08 pdf format of 			Welton, Stephen v. Boston Fire Department 1/10/08

  • Whitlow, Joan v. DTA 6/16/11 pdf format of 			Whitlow, Joan v. DTA 6/16/11

  • Weston, Mariko v. Town of Danvers 10/18/12 pdf format of 			Weston, Mariko v. Town of Danvers 10/18/12

  • Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department 8/20/09 - Vacated by Superior Court on 8/5/10 pdf format of 			Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department...
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    The City failed to properly take into account the Appellant's higher civil service test score and failed to consider objective measures regarding the candidates. Appeal allowed and promotional appointment vacated.
  • Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department Decision on Reconsideration 10/15/09 pdf format of 			Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department...

  • Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department - Related Superior Court Decision 8/5/10 pdf format of 			Wilcinski, Stephen v. Belmont Fire Department...
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  • Wojtczak, Robert v. Town of South Hadley 11/30/06 pdf format of 			Wojtczak, Robert v. Town of South Hadley 11/30/06

  • Wooley, Tara v. Mass. Environmental Police 11/15/07 pdf format of 			Wooley, Tara v. Mass. Environmental Police...

  • Woolf, Darren v. Town of Randolph 3/11/10 (Vacated by Superior Court on 4/28/11) pdf format of 			Woolf, Darren v. Town of Randolph 3/11/10...
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  • Woolf, Darren v. Town of Randolph - Related Superior Court Decision 4/28/11 pdf format of 			Woolf, Darren v. Town of Randolph - Related...

  • Woolf, Darren v. Town of Randolph - Related Appeals Court Decision 3/22/12 pdf format of 			Woolf v. Randolph - Appeals Court Decision 3/22/12

  • Yahoub, Thomas v. Milton School Department 8/23/07 pdf format of 			Yahoub, Thomas v. Milton School Department 8/23/07

  • Zielinski, Mark v. City of Everett 4/5/07 pdf format of 			Zielinski, Mark v. City of Everett 4/5/07

  • Zielinski, Mark v. City of Everett - Related Superior Court Decision 7/17/08 pdf format of 			Zielinski, Mark v. City of Everett - Related...

  • Zuccala, Charles v. Town of Arlington 4/5/12 pdf format of 			Zuccala, Charles v. Town of Arlington 4/5/12

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