Lafond v. Renewable Energy Dev. Partners, LLC

The plaintiff, Gene Lafond, appeals from a Land Court judgment dismissing his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. He argues that (1) the judge erred in finding that he failed to exhaust administrative remedies; and (2) the futility exception to exhaustion applies. He also argues that it was error to deny his motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Background . This case arises from the Plymouth planning board's (board) approval of three zoning permits3 issued to defendant Renewable Energy Development Partners, LLC (REDP), to build a solar development ground-mounted photovoltaic…