Legal Opinion

Dicicco v. Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided September 2, 2005No. 04-P-1095PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.

The plaintiffs, eleven residents of Westwood, filed a complaint in Superior Court on January 6, 2003, objecting to an administrative consent order entered into between the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the town of West-wood (Westwood). The consent order requires Westwood to effect about 24,000 square feet of wetland restoration and replication, as compensation for the previous illegal filling of *424protected wetlands during construction of a middle school and related facilities.

A Superior Court judge, ruling that the DEP has discretion under its statutory enforcement…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. City of Boston v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  5. Citizens for Responsible Environmental Management v. Attleboro Mall, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mostyn v. Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
  2. Fease v. VendenakkerMassachusetts Superior Court · 2012
  3. McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.C. v. GradyMassachusetts Superior Court · 2014

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