Adkins v. Healy

Kern, Leila R., J.

On May 5, 2004, plaintiffs (Lawrence Adkins, Sheila Cook, Stash Horowitz, John Moot, Martha Werman, and Elie Yarden), all residents of the City of Cambridge, filed a complaint against the City Manager for the City of Cambridge (Robert Healy) under G.L.c. 249, §5, which provides for “a civil action to obtain relief formerly available by writ of mandamus ...” Specifically, the complaint seeks to compel defendant to appoint members to fill the vacancies in the volunteer Police Review and Advisory Board (PRAB).

On June 1, 2004, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, which…