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MELO v. CITY OF SOMERVILLE

No. 19-1337.

953 F.3d 165 (2020)

Carlos MELO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CITY OF SOMERVILLE; Chief David Fallon, in his official and individual capacity, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 24, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Rogal , with whom Rogal & Donnellan, P.C., Timothy M. Burke , Jared Burke , and Law Offices of Timothy M. Burke, Needham, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Leonard H. Kesten , with whom Deidre Brennan Regan , Michael Stefanilo, Jr. , and Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP were on brief, Boston, MA, for appellees.

Before Kayatta, Selya, and Stahl, Circuit Judges.

Carlos Melo served for nineteen years as a police officer in Somerville, Massachusetts ("Somerville" or "the City"). He claims that the City unlawfully forced him to retire when it discovered that he had essentially no vision in one eye. The district court granted summary judgment to the City, ruling in part that no reasonable...

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