Judge drops town manager from SMOC case

Judge drops town manager from SMOC case September 30, 2008

Dan McDonald 508-626-4416 Metrowest Daily News

BOSTON -- A federal judge today dismissed Town Manager Julian Suso as a defendant in a lawsuit that has pitted the South Middlesex Opportunity Council against town officials and residents.
Suso had been named as a defendant in the case, but a memo from Judge Douglas Woodlock released this afternoon dismisses him from the matter.
Last fall, SMOC sued the town, claiming a conspiracy of town luminaries stalled the expansion of its programming.
Specifically, SMOC said a relocation of the Sage House Program, a residential drug abuse treatment center was stymied, and the opening of Larry's Place, a veterans shelter was stalled.
In today's memo, Woodlock also dismissed the conspiracy claim from the case.
However, the case will roll on, because the judge did not dismiss a count that alleged the defendants violated Federal Housing Act.

Judge drops town manager from SMOC case	September 30, 2008
Dan McDonald 508-626-4416	Metrowest Daily News
BOSTON -- A federal judge today dismissed Town Manager Julian Suso as a defendant in a lawsuit that has pitted the South Middlesex Opportunity Council against town officials and residents. Suso had been named as a defendant in the case, but a memo from Judge Douglas Woodlock released this afternoon dismisses him from the matter. Last fall, SMOC sued the town, claiming a conspiracy of town luminaries stalled the expansion of its programming. Specifically, SMOC said a relocation of the Sage House Program, a residential drug abuse treatment center was stymied, and the opening of Larry's Place, a veterans shelter was stalled. In today's memo, Woodlock also dismissed the conspiracy claim from the case. However, the case will roll on, because the judge did not dismiss a count that alleged the defendants violated Federal Housing Act.

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