Padilla v. Padula

Plaintiff Amilda Padilla (Padilla) was enrolled in the Waltham Transitional Housing Demonstration Project (the program), a public housing program supervised by defendant Executive Office of Communities and Development (EOCD) and defendant Department of Public Welfare (DPW). After Padilla violated the program’s terms of participation, the Wal-tham Housing Authority (WHA) terminated her from the program; after a hearing, the EOCD upheld the WHA’s termination decision. Padilla now appeals the EOCD’s decision pursuant to G.L.c. 30A, §14 or, alternatively, pursuant to G.L.c. 249, §4. For the…