Fournier v. Department of Corrections

[¶ 1] Frank D. Fournier appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Knox County, Hjelm, J.) dismissing as untimely his complaint for review of a final agency decision by the Department of Corrections arising from allegations of, among other things, damage to Fournier’s property during a cell search. See 5 M.R.S. § 11002 (2008); M.R. Civ. P. 80C. We affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] The Maine Administrative Procedure Act and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure govern the commencement of an appeal from a state agency’s decision. M.R. Civ. P. 80C; 5 M.R.S. § 11002 (2008). A party seeking review of a…