Bonacci v. McCabe

MacLeod-Mancuso, Bonnie H., J.

INTRODUCTION

This action for review arises out of a decision by the respondent, Mark McCabe, Director of Cambridge Animal Commission, to euthanize a dog owned by the petitioner, Mark Bonacci. The petitioner seeks review by certiorari of the respondent’s decision, along with rulings by an Assistant Clerk Magistrate and the District Court pursuant to G.L.c. 249, §4, and has filed a motion for summary judgment. The Court held a non-evidentiaiy hearing on June 19, 2006. For the following reasons, the petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Petition for Certiorari…