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WELCH v. CIAMPA

No. 07-2470.

542 F.3d 927 (2008)

Robert J. WELCH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Christopher CIAMPA, individually and in his capacity as Police Chief of the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Richard Levine, individually and in his capacity as a Select Person for the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, John Kowalczyk, individually and in his capacity as a Select Person for the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Manuel Cachopa, individually and in his capacity as Police Chief of the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillary Schwab, with whom Harold L. Lichten and Pyle, Rome Lichten, Ehrenberg, & Liss-Riordan, P.C., was on brief for appellant.

Michele E. Randazzo, with whom Jackie Cowin and Kopelman and Paige, P.C., was on brief for appellee Town of Stoughton.

Valerie A. McCormack, with whom Stephen C. Pfaff and Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP, was on brief for appellees Christopher Ciampa, Manuel Cachopa, Richard Levine and John Kowalczyk.

Before TORRUELLA, CUDAHY, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Robert Welch, a police officer in the Town of Stoughton (the Town), filed this lawsuit against the Chief of Police, the former Police Chief, two members of the Town's Board of Selectmen (the Board) and the Town, alleging that the defendants impermissibly retaliated against him for exercising his rights under the First Amendment of the Federal Constitution. He also sought relief under a state whistleblower statute and under the common law theory...

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