Palazzolo v. Coastal Resources Management Council

OPINION

This matter came before the Supreme Court on April 6, 1995, pursuant to an order directing all parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. In this case the plaintiff has appealed from the denial of his motion to vacate an earlier order dismissing his lawsuit against defendants, Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), the Department of Environmental Management, and the town of Westerly.

After reviewing the memoranda submitted by the parties and after hearing their counsel in oral argument, this court concludes that cause has…