Supreme Judicial Court - Mass Cases

I'roced~irc Act. See G.L.r: . 4I)D, 5.22; G Il2 c.. 30A,
3. 14. The C h ~ i r L inay set asidc an agency's dccisior.i if
j.t deterniincs .that. the "substantiai ricJht.5 of any
party may have hecn prejudiced" bec!ause the aycncy
decision j s in violat.i.on of. curistituti onal provisions;
in excess of thc statiitory authority or jurisdiction
of the agency; based upon an error of law; made upon
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pro ce du r c ; 1.1 n s iipp o r t ed by
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evidence; unwarrarited by facCs found by the courl on
the record as suhnitted; or arbit.rary or capricious,
dn ahuse oF discreti.on, or otherwise riot in accordance
with law. G.L. c.3OA, s.14(7) (d)-(g); see Arnorie v.
Comm'r of .. -- t.he Uep'L .. of .... .Social . .." Servj.ces, 43 Mass.
H~~.C'I. 33, 34 (1997). The Court.'~ review is based
upori the entire record devcloped before Chc agency.
G.L.c. 3OA, s. 14(g); PcCe.rson v. Bd. of Assessors
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Hnston, 62 Mass.App.Ct. 428, 431 (;IOO4). "Tblc
Llpproach must it; oiie of judicial deferericc and
restraint, buC not ahd.i.ca.Lion." Arnone v. Comn'r .. . .. .~ of
the Dcpt.. of :Social S$i:vs., 43 Mass.App.Ct. at 34.
I. The HAC erred . ... in grantinq -- Att.it.ash's Motion . . for
Decision, where Atti.t.;ish failed ~ Summary . . ...
to
satjsfy its surmary decision burden and the Trial
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Court srrcd in .uphol.diny the ... - HAC.
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