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RYAN N. SCEVIOUR,
Plaintiff,
v.
Defendants.
The Defendant, Major Susan Anderson, answers the Plaintiff’s Complaint as follows:
Introduction
The Defendant neither admits nor denies the Plaintiff’s first unnumbered paragraph as
same is a statement of introduction. To the extent that factual allegations are asserted against her,
the Defendant denies same.
Jurisdiction
The Defendant neither admits nor denies the Plaintiff’s first unnumbered paragraph as
same is a statement of jurisdiction. To the extent that factual allegations are asserted against he,
the Defendant denies same.
Parties
4. The Defendant admits that Ryan N. Sceviour (“Trooper Sceviour”) was at all relevant
times hereto, employed by the Massachusetts State Police as a Massachusetts State Police
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Trooper.
5. The Defendant admits that Colonel Richard D. McKeon ("Colonel McKeon"), was,
at all times relevant hereto, the Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police.
The remaining allegations in this paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint contain legal
conclusions to which no response is required.
6. The Defendant admits that she was, at all times relevant hereto, employed as a Major by
the Massachusetts State Police.
Facts
10. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
11. The Defendant admits the allegations contained in this paragraph of the Plaintiff’s
Complaint.
12. The Defendant is without sufficient information to either admit or deny the allegations
contained in Paragraph 12. Answering further, Defendant states that the term
“extraordinary” is subjective and not cited to any Department Rule or training materials.
13. The Defendant admits portions of the allegations contained in Paragraph 13. However,
the Plaintiff quotes only a portion of Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule
14. Rule 14 also includes the following language; “The prosecution shall disclose to the
defense, and permit the defense to discover, inspect and copy, each of the following items
and information at or prior to the pretrial conference, provided it is relevant to the
case…”
14. The Defendant is without sufficient information to either admit or deny the allegations
contained in Paragraph 14.
15. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint regarding the time of assignment.
16. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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17. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
18. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
19. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
20. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
21. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
22. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
23. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
24. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
25. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
26. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
27. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
28. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
29. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
30. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
31. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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32. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
33. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
34. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
35. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
36. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
37. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
38. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
39. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
40. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
41. The Defendant admits the allegations contained in Paragraph 41. Answering further,
upon receipt of the Plaintiff’s initial report on October 17, Ms. Bibaud’s Defense
Attorney, Kara Colby, immediately filed a handwritten motion requesting the Worcester
District Court to impound Trooper Sceviour’s initial report due to “prejudicial pretrial
publicity.” Attorney Colby’s motion to impound was allowed by the Court that same day.
A copy of the Motion to Impound was subsequently provided to Defendant Anderson
who in turn provided a copy to the Plaintiff during their meeting on October 19, 2017.
42. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
43. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
44. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
45. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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46. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
47. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
48. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
49. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
50. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
51. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
52. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
53. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
54. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
55. The Defendant admits the allegations stated in Paragraph 55 to the extent that they cite
only a selected portion of the Supervisory Observation Report. The entirety of the report
states, “Trooper Sceviour, you are issued this EES Observation report on case 2017-
######## (redacted) due to the negative and derogatory statements included within the
gist of your report. These statements were not elements of the crime nor did they
contribute to probable cause. Inappropriate commentary shall not be included in future
reports.”
56. The Defendant admits the allegations stated in Paragraph 56 to the extent that they cite
only a selected portion of the Supervisory Observation Report. The entirety of the report
states, “Sgt. Conant, you are being served an EES on Case 2017###### (redacted). This
arrest report was generated by Trooper Ryan Sceviour #4035 on October 16, 2017. The
derogatory and negative statements in this report are not part of probable cause or
elements of the crimes for which the defendant is being charged. You are being given this
EES for approving this report and allowing inappropriate commentary to be included in
the report.”
57. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
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58. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
59. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
60. The Defendant admits the allegations contained in Paragraph 60 to the extent that
Troopers Sceviour and Gilbert met with Major Anderson. The Defendant is without
sufficient information to either admit or deny the remaining allegations in Paragraph 60.
61. The Defendant denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 61 to the extent that
Plaintiff “had done nothing wrong.” Defendant Anderson stated that Plaintiff had the
right not to sign the Supervisory Observation Report. Defendant admits the remaining
allegations contained in Paragraph 61.
63. The Defendant admits to portions of the allegations contained in Paragraph 63, insofar as
Defendant stated to Plaintiff that the initial version of the report had been impounded by
the Worcester District Court. Defendant provided Plaintiff with a copy of the Motion to
Impound and stated the initial report needed to be revised.
66. The Defendant admits that the Plaintiff “did not want to make the edits,” but otherwise
denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 66.
67. The Defendant admits to the substance of the allegations contained in Paragraph 67
without admitting to the precise quotation referenced.
68. The Defendant admits to the substance of the allegations contained in Paragraph 68
without admitting to the precise quotation referenced.
70. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
71. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
72. The Defendant admits that the substance of this statement was made at some juncture but
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73. The Defendant admits instructing Plaintiff to revise the original report, but otherwise
denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 73 to the extent that the revisions were to
“eliminate relevant and incriminating statements made by Ms. Bibaud from the report.”
75. The Defendant denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 75 that Plaintiff wanted the
report to be marked as “Revised.” Defendant informed Plaintiff that she had previously
been instructed to mark his edited report as “Revised.”
80. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
81. The Defendant admits to the allegations contained in Paragraph 81 insofar as the Drug
Recognition Evaluation (“DRE”) report by Trooper Rei had been improperly included in
the daily administrative journal and that error was corrected.
82. The Defendant denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 82 to the extent that Major
Anderson ordered Trooper Sceviour to deliver the reports to Assistant District Attorney
Jeffrey Travers. Trooper Sceviour stated to Defendant that he had previously been in
communication with Travers and he would deliver the report.
83. The Defendant denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 83 to the extent that Major
Anderson “changed her mind.”
84. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
85. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
86. The Defendant admits to the substance of the allegations contained in Paragraph 86.
87. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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88. The Defendant admits to the substance of the allegations contained in this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
89. The Defendant admits to the substance of the allegations contained in this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
95. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
96. The Defendant is without sufficient information to either admit or deny the allegations
contained in Paragraph 96.
98. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
99. The Defendant is without sufficient personal knowledge to respond to this paragraph of
the Plaintiff’s Complaint.
COUNT I
Violation of Federal Constitutional Rights
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983
v.
All Defendants
102. This paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint contains legal conclusions to which
no response is required. To the extent that facts are alleged, and a response is required,
the Defendant denies the allegations.
COUNT II
Violation of State Constitutional Rights
Constitution of the Commonwealth, Chapter
12, Section 11H
v.
All Defendants
107. This paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint contains legal conclusions to which
no response is required. To the extent that facts are alleged, and a response is required,
the Defendant denies the allegations.
COUNT III
Civil Conspiracy
State and Federal
V.
All Defendants
112. This paragraph of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint contains legal conclusions to which
no response is required. To the extent that facts are alleged, and a response is required,
the Defendant denies the allegations.
COUNT IV
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
V.
All Defendants
COUNT V
Defamation
V.
All Defendants Except Defendant Anderson
123. The Defendant neither admits nor denies paragraph 123 as factual allegations are
not asserted against her.
124. The Defendant neither admits nor denies paragraph 124 as factual allegations are
not asserted against her.
125. The Defendant neither admits nor denies paragraph 125 as factual allegations are
not asserted against her.
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
Without admitting the allegations set forth in Plaintiff's Complaint, the Defendant hereby
states the following by way of affirmative defense thereto:
can be granted.
SECOND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
Defendant says that Plaintiff has waived any rights it may have had against the Defendants.
Respectfully submitted,
For the Defendant, Major Susan Anderson
By Her Attorney,
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that this document filed through ECF system will be sent electronically to
the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing on December 22, 2017.