A listening to to have the courts take into account whether or not to order the ousted Cannabis Control Commission chair returned to her place main the state’s pot board has been known as off — for now.
According to an legal professional representing CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien, a listening to searching for a courtroom order to have her reinstated was continued after the state treasurer agreed to carry her personal listening to on the matter “which will take place on November 7, 2023.”
“After being suspended by the State Treasurer without cause and no due process on September 28, 2023, Chair O’Brien then immediately requested a meeting with Treasurer Goldberg and received no reply on that request until yesterday,” Howard Cooper, a founding accomplice with Boston regulation agency Todd & Weld, mentioned in an emailed assertion.
Cooper mentioned his agency “filed a notice with Suffolk Superior court this morning stating that (O’Brien) was voluntarily continuing tomorrow’s court hearing as a result of Goldberg’s willingness to meet.”
At the top of September, the chair was suspended with pay by Treasurer Deb Goldberg, the identical one that appointed her to the $ 181,722-a-year place. Not lengthy after getting the hook, O’Brien secured the authorized counsel of the high-profile regulation agency and sued the treasurer, alleging Goldberg didn’t have the authority to take away her.
Along with that, O’Brien sought an injunction that might see her returned to her place instantly, a listening to for which was scheduled for Friday in Suffolk Superior Court.
“I filed my lawsuit in order to force Treasurer Goldberg to follow the law and give me an opportunity to be heard. She notified my legal counsel yesterday that we will have a hearing in early November. When I was appointed by Treasurer Goldberg, she gave me a clear mandate to fix the very real and long-standing problems at the Commission. I am very much looking forward to having the opportunity to explain in detail to the Treasurer and the Public the significant issues facing the Cannabis Control Commission, what I encountered when I tried to fix them, and explaining why I should immediately resume my duties at the Commission as Chair,” O’Brien mentioned by way of her legal professional.
According to the Treasurer, O’Brien was eliminated because of allegations of impropriety made by different fee workers, and the one treatment out there to Goldberg below the fee’s guidelines was the with-pay suspension.
“Several serious allegations were made by a Commissioner and CCC staff about the Chair’s behavior and the CCC initiated an investigation, hiring an outside law firm. The law firm undertook an investigation and has returned with a report. According to the CCC’s employee handbook, suspension with pay is the only allowable remedy at this point, as the findings are being reviewed and action is considered,” the Treasurer mentioned.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”