Legal Opinion
Herrick v. Essex Regional Retirement Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 7, 2007No. 06-P-334PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
Robert D. Herrick filed a complaint seeking review of a final agency action denying him retirement benefits, but he failed to name the proper party defendant, the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB). By the time he moved to amend his complaint to add CRAB, the time limit for filing a complaint pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 14(1), had expired. In this case, we decide that his failure to initially name CRAB is not fatal, and that the rules governing the amendment of pleadings may be invoked to save Herrick’s otherwise timely G. L. c. 30A appeal.
*188Background. Herrick unsuccessfully attempted…
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