Sinnott v. Boston Retirement Board

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• refusing to order disclosure until plaintiff shows he has exhausted other means of discovering source’s identity
• judge appropriately considered in balancing test the investigative purpose, and public interest in use, of confidential sources
• identities of sources not at heart of action for invasion of privacy
• no abuse of discretion in recognizing common law privilege

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