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Town of Brookline v. AlstonSJC-12974Argue Date: Friday January 8, 2021*Summary: Administrative Law-- The Town of Brookline is appealing a Superior Court judgment affirming a Civil Service Commission decision that ordered reinstatement of a firefighter who claimed that he had been terminated because of racial bias on the part of his employer. Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, J., JJ. Appellant: Town of Brookline Counsel for Appellant: Joseph Adam Padolsky, Esquire Patricia Correa, Esquire Douglas I. Louison, Esquire Appellee: Gerald Alston Counsel for Appellee: Brooks A. Ames, Esquire Court Appealed From: Suffolk Superior Court Lower Court Judge: Douglas H. Wilkins, J. Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court Amici Curiae: Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association Amicus Joseph L. Sulman, Esquire Lawyers for Civil Rights Amicus *Summary is not an official part of the court proceedings, it is presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the case. Access published opinions - View SJC Docket Information - Download Caption text |