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Beck vs DOE: Plaintiffs, Defendants and Others Individuals

  1. Beck vs DOE: Plaintiffs, Defendants and Others Individuals
    1. The Plainfiffs
      1. David L. Higgs
      2. Roberta Beck
      3. Rod Young
    2. The Defendants
      1. David P. Driscoll
      2. Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE)
      3. South Shore Charter School
      4. Scott W Hamilton
      5. Edward Kirby
      6. Timothy Anderson,
      7. Diane Ellis Miles
      8. Gregory L. Thornton
    3. The Defendants Attorneys
      1. Mark W. Batten
      2. Martha K. Harrison
      3. Betsy Ehrenberg
      4. The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General
    4. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Count, Superior Court
      1. Thomas E. Connolly
      2. Richard J. Chin
      3. Charles J. Hely
    5. Other Individuals and Agencies
      1. Office of Plymouth District Attorney
      2. Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
      3. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Public Records Division.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
PLYMOUTH, ss.                                                                       TRIAL COURT
                                                                                    SUPERIOR COURT
                                                                                    DEPARTMENT
                                                                                    CIVIL ACTION 00-0076A


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Roberta Beck,                                                               )           
David L. Higgs and                                                          }
Rodney W. Young,                                                            }
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                            Plaintiffs,                                     )
v.                                                                          )
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Massachusetts Department of Education [DOE], and                            )
South Shore Charter School [SSCS], and                                      )
David P. Driscoll, Commissioner of Education, and                           )
Scot W. Hamilton, (former) DOE Associate Commissioner of Education, and     )
Edward Kirby, (former) Acting DOE Associate Commissioner of Education, and  )
Timothy Anderson, (former) SSCS Chief Executive Officer, and                )
Diane Ellis Miles, (former) SSCS Headmaster, and                            )
Gregory L. Thornton, (former) Chairman, SSCS Board of Trustees,             )
                                                                            )
                              Defendants.                                   )
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The Plainfiffs

David L. Higgs



Roberta Beck



Rod Young


The Defendants

David P. Driscoll

 Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, Massachusetts Department of Education

Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE)


South Shore Charter School

South Shore Charter School (SSCS)  Hull Massachusetts.  SSCS was one of the original charter schools to open in 1995 under the Massachusetts Charter School Law.

Scott W Hamilton

Scott W Hamilton, (former) Massachusetts Department of Education, Associate Commissioner of Education for Charter Schools. Mr. Hamilton left the Massachusetts Department of Eduction early 1999. Scott Hamilton is Managing Director of the Pisces Foundation, a San Francisco-based philanthropy created by the founders of Gap, Inc., Doris and Donald Fisher.

Edward Kirby

Edward Kirby, (former) Acting Massachusetts Department of Education, Associate Commissioner of Education for Charter Schools. Mr. Kirby left the Massachusetts Department of Education around 2000. Kirby two years ago left his post in the Massachusetts charter school office to head up a wing of the Walton foundation. Backed by the enormous profits of Wal-Mart, it has become the country's leading private funder of charter school advocacy groups and individual charter schools.

Timothy Anderson,

Timothy Anderson, (former) South Shore Charter School (SSCS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Mr. Anderson founded SSCS and was it's Headmaster, then CEO, until the SSCS Board of Trustees decided not to renew his employment contract in 1999. [andersonresume.htm]

Diane Ellis Miles

Diane Ellis Miles, (former) SSCS Headmaster. Ms. Miles was the Headmaster of the SSCS secondary school from 1997 untile 1999, when she resigned.

Gregory L. Thornton

Gregory L. Thornton, (former) Chairman, SSCS Board of Trustees. Mr. Thornton was a member of the group that founded SSCS.  Mr. Thornton has been a member of the SSCS Board of Trustees since 1995 Mr. Thornton is employed by "The Boston Globe" were he is a Senior Vice President for Employee Relations and Operations

The Defendants Attorneys

Mark W. Batten

Mark W. Batten [Picture] Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston. Attorney for South Shore Charter School, Timothy Anderson and Gregory L. Thornton. According to a search conducted using "google", Mr. Batten has represent the Boston Globe in legal action under taken by the Globe.
http://www.bingham.com/Bingham

Martha K. Harrison

Martha K. Harrison [Picture] Associate, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston. Attorney for South Shore Charter School, Timothy Anderson and Gregory L. Thornton http://www.bingham.com/Bingham

Betsy Ehrenberg

Betsy Ehrenberg, Esq. Pyle, Rome, Lichten & Ehrenberg, P.C, Attorney for Diane Ellis Miles.

The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General

The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General,Mark P. Sutliff, Esq,  Attorney for the Massachusetts Department of Education, David P. Driscoll, Scott W Hamilton and Edward Kirby

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Count, Superior Court

Thomas E. Connolly

Honorable Thomas E. Connolly, Associate Justice, Superior Court

Richard J. Chin

Honorable Richard J. Chin, Associate Justice, Superior Court

Charles J. Hely

Honorable Charles J. Hely, Associate Justice, Superior Court

Other Individuals and Agencies

Office of Plymouth District Attorney

Office of Plymouth District Attorney, Michael J. Sullivan

Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Office of A. Joseph DeNucci, Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Public Records Division.

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Public Records Division.


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