Mitchell v. Bd. of Appeal On Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies

The Registrar of Motor Vehicles (registrar) revoked the plaintiff's class D driver's license for life after he was convicted in New Hampshire of operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI).2 This was the seventh time the plaintiff was convicted of OUI or assigned to an alcohol program. After a hearing the Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (board) upheld the lifetime revocation, and a Superior Court judge affirmed the board's decision on judicial review under G. L. c. 30A.

While the plaintiff's appeal to this court was pending, the board reconsidered…