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Nichols v. Chief of Police of Natick

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided January 30, 2019No. AC 18-P-363PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.

*336 Jake Nichols applied to the Natick police department for a Class A (large capacity) license to carry firearms (LTC) in October of 2015. At the time of his application, Nichols had a fifteen-year history of prescription drug abuse, an addiction that had been facilitated in part by his position as a licensed pharmacist. He had been in recovery for five years, was reemployed, and his pharmacy license had been reinstated, although he remained on probation with the Board of Registration in Pharmacy. Natick police Chief James Hicks (chief) found Nichols to be an "unsuitable" person, see G. L. c.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hightower v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  2. Ruggiero v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
  3. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Auditor of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  4. Godfrey v. Chief of Police of WellesleyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
  5. Chief of Police of Shelburne v. MoyerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Chief Taunton v. CarasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
  2. CHIEF OF POLICE OF SOUTHBOROUGH v. PAUL A. DWIGGINS & OthersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2025
  3. Chief of Police of Taunton v. CarasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019

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