Dinatale v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

Plaintiff brings this action seeking judicial review of a decision rendered by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (“CRAB”) denying her request to redeposit her refunded accumulated deductions and to be reinstated as a member of the Cambridge Retirement System. After a review of the administrative record, the court finds that CRAB’S decision was based upon an erroneous interpretation of the law and was therefore violative of the substantial *249rights of the petitioner under the considerations enumerated in G.L.c. 30A, §14. For the reasons outlined below, the decision is REVERSED.

BACKGROUND

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