Legal Opinion

John E. Raper v. David J. Lucey

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 11, 1973No. 73-1224PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) alleges that certain deficiencies in the current Massachusetts administrative procedures governing motor vehicle license applications are vio-lative of procedural due process.

Briefly stated, the pertinent facts are as follows. In 1962, at the age of 16, plaintiff Raper first applied to the Registrar of .Motor Vehicles in Massachusetts for a license to operate motor vehicles. His application was denied but he was not told why. Since that time Raper periodically renewed his application for a license. Each time it was…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by107 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. KozlowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
  2. Restivo v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  3. McCray v. BurrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  4. Lila M. Mallette v. Arlington County Employees' Supplemental Retirement System II Arlington County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  5. Kapps v. WingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005

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