CHAMBERLIN v. TOWN OF STOUGHTON

Nos. 08-1289, 08-1529.

601 F.3d 25 (2010)

David CHAMBERLIN; Francis Wohlgemuth, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOWN OF STOUGHTON; Scott Carrara, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; Richard Levine, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; John Kowalczyk, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; Christopher Ciampa, Defendants, Appellees, Board of Selectmen of the Town of Stoughton; Manuel Cachopa, Defendants. David Chamberlin; Francis Wohlgemuth, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Board of Selectmen of the Town of Stoughton; Manuel Cachopa, Defendants, Appellees, Town of Stoughton; Scott Carrara, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; Richard Levine, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; John Kowalczyk, Individually and as a member of the Board of Selectmen; Christopher Ciampa, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane M. Murphy, Joseph M. Mahaney and McLaughlin, Richards, Mahaney, Biller & Woodyshek, LLP on brief for appellants.

Joseph L. Tehan, Jr., Jackie Cowin and Kopelman and Paige, P.C. on brief for defendant, appellee Town of Stoughton.

Gareth W. Notis, Jennifer S. Bunce and Morrison Mahoney LLP on brief for defendants, appellees Scott Carrara, Richard Levine and John Kowalczyk.

Stephen C. Pfaff and Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff on brief for defendants, appellees Manuel Cachopa and Christopher Ciampa.

Before BOUDIN, GAJARSA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This case began with a lawsuit by two Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officers alleging that town officials and two officers who served as chiefs of police of the town retaliated against the plaintiff officers for cooperating with an investigation into police misconduct and for disclosing a hostile work environment at the police department. Following grants of summary judgment and directed verdicts...

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