LEWIS v. CITY OF BOSTON

No. 02-1495.

321 F.3d 207 (2003)

Murphy A. LEWIS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF BOSTON, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ozell Hudson, Jr., with whom Anthony W. Neal, was on brief, for appellant.

James M. Chernetsky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for appellee.

Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.


STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Murphy A. Lewis ("Lewis") brought this action against the City of Boston ("City"), claiming that the City first discharged him and then failed to hire him for a newly created position because of his race in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4(1) and because of his public statements regarding inadequate funding for the City's music programs in violation of the First Amendment. The district court granted summary...

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