LAVASH v. KOUNTZE

No. 79-1109.

604 F.2d 103 (1979)

William E. LAVASH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wallace H. KOUNTZE, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Byrnes, Jr., Milford, Mass., with whom Aldred B. Cenedella, III, Milford, Mass., was on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

Betty E. Waxman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., with whom Frances X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The issue in this case is whether appellant was denied equal protection and due process because, under Massachusetts law, civil service examinees are allowed to inspect and obtain review of essay examination results, but not the results of multiple choice examinations.

The district court, in a comprehensive and thoughtful opinion, found no constitutional violation and granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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