Federal Lawsuit

This is a case about an unlawful pattern of discrimination against the most vulnerable among us -- the disabled. Beginning in 2005, and continuing to this day, each of the Defendants at various times joined in a coordinated effort to rid the Town of Framingham of its disabled population; a population Defendants variously refer to as "problem people", "charity cases", "not desirable", "human waste" , "dregs of society" and far worse. As their means towards this illegal goal, Defendants have taken aim at various nonprofit social service agencies that dare to care for and assist this population. Via unlawful threats, intimidation and coercion designed to interfere with the provision of basic housing and social services to the disabled, Defendants have deprived this vulnerable population of their basic civil rights and threaten to continue to do so into the future unless stopped....

Public Offer to Settle

Related News Stories:

7/15/09, McDonald, D., Metrowest Deaily News: Selectmen Meet to Discuss SMOC Offer, No Public Response Yet

7/14/09, McDonald, D., Metrowest Deaily News: SMOC Offers to Drop Lawsuit Against Framingham, with Conditions Attached

LINKS TO COMPLAINT:

Summary of the Complaint

Organizational Chart of the Town of Framingham

The Full Verified Complaint  [6 mbs/ 99 pages]

Exhibits 1-20 [4 mbs/ 89 pages]

Exhibits 21 - 29 [8 mbs/ 143 pages]

Exhibits 30 - 59 [7 mbs/132 pages]

Exhibits 60 - 75 [7 mbs/ 130 pages]

Exhibits 76 - 83 [6 mbs/ 106 pages]

Exhibits 84 - 92 [4 mbs/ 76 pages]

Tab A [1 mb/ 13 pages]