District Court, D. Massachusetts March 20, 2012, Civil No. 11-11123-NMG (National Ass'n of Government Employees v. Mulligan)

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This case arises out of charges of public corruption. The Complaint alleges that the Massachusetts Office of the Commissioner of Probation (“Probation Department”), at the insistence of then-Commissioner John O’Brien and with the active assistance of other senior officials, systematically based employment decisions on political affiliation in violation