Overview
- Boston Municipal Court Judge James W. Coffey dismissed the domestic assault charge against Chulan Huang for want of prosecution after the reported victim did not appear to testify.
- The Suffolk District Attorney’s office confirmed the dismissal, and Huang and his attorney said the result vindicates him as he evaluates legal options.
- U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs tossed most of Khudaynazar’s lawsuit, allowing only a First Amendment retaliatory-firing claim to proceed and describing it as tenuous.
- Claims against Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Officer Luke Payne were dismissed, and the court requested the parties show cause on a public-records claim noted as potentially moot.
- Khudaynazar still faces a charge of assault and battery on a police officer with trial scheduled next month, both employees were previously fired for invoking official status during the police response, and investigations reported no policy violations by Segun Idowu, who plans to resign Feb. 27.