1001 Plays, Inc. v. Mayor of Boston

The plaintiff, 1001 Plays, Inc., commenced this action in the nature of certiorari under G. L. c. 249, § 4, against the defendant, mayor of the city of Boston, to seek judicial review of the denial by the licensing division of the mayor’s office (division) of 1001 Plays’ application for a license to operate an entertainment center. A judge in the Superior Court conducted a hearing on the record of the administrative proceedings and affirmed the division’s decision to deny 1001 Plays’ application for a license. We granted the plaintiff’s application for direct appellate review. Both parties…