Office of Administrative Adjudication Decisions
Notes: The listed statutes and regulations refer to the statutes and regulations effective at the time the decision was rendered. Statutes and regulations may have changed since then. Decisions may have been reversed or overturned in subsequent proceedings.
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
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| Gail Bernard | 18-001/AGE | Section 3.7A, Part B, Subsection 05, Possession of Wild Carnivores, Animal Health Regulations, Section 3.9A, Importation of Exotic Wild Animal, Animal Health Regulations | Kerins | NOV sustained on issue that Respondent possessed a wild hybrid cat in violation of Section 3.7A; NOV denied on issue of importation of wild exotic animal in violation of 3.9A | 12/31/18 | 12/31/18 |
| New England Paint Mfg. Inc. | 08-001/AGE | RIGL §§ 23-25-4(19)–(20), 23-25-5(2)(i), (iii)(F), & (v), and 23-25-6(a); EPA Restricted Use Pesticide Rule 5(A); Penalty Regs. § 12(c); In re: Richard Fickett | Kerins | NOV sustained, but penalty dismissed |
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12/20/10 |
| OBF, LLC | 09-001/AGA | RIGL § 2-1-22(j); IRS Form 1040 Schedule F | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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3/22/11 |
| Lynn Wilkinson and Super Sonic Pets | 13-001/AGA | RIGL § 4-19-8 | Kerins | Appeal granted; application reconsidered |
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10/16/13 |
| Michael J. Beatrice | 14-001/AGA | Exotic Animals Regs. 5(1) & 6.1(d); North Kingstown Ordinances § 3-8(g); Kent v. DEM | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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6/30/15 |
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| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
| Russell Koza | 05-001/CRE | Galilee Port Regs. Part II § 4; Board of Purification of Waters v. Town of East Providence | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/10/06 | 7/17/06 |
| David & Catherine DeLuca | 07-002/CRA | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; Griggs v. Estate of Griggs; Mauricio v. Zoning Bd. of Review of Pawtucket | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 9/11/07 | 9/11/07 |
| Sylvan Vaicaitis | 08-001/CRA | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 5/21/08 | 5/23/08 |
| Frank Pettis | 08-003/CRA | Galilee Port Regs. Part II §§ 9(A)(1), 9(A)(4), & 13 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 7/2/09 | 7/2/09 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Koza | 05-001/CRE | Galilee Port Regs. Part II § 4; Board of Purification of Waters v. Town of East Providence | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/10/06 | 7/17/06 |
| David & Catherine DeLuca | 07-002/CRA | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; Griggs v. Estate of Griggs; Mauricio v. Zoning Bd. of Review of Pawtucket | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 9/11/07 | 9/11/07 |
| Sylvan Vaicaitis | 08-001/CRA | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 5/21/08 | 5/23/08 |
| Frank Pettis | 08-003/CRA | Galilee Port Regs. Part II §§ 9(A)(1), 9(A)(4), & 13 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 7/2/09 | 7/2/09 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George E. Binns Living Trust | 13-011/DE | Rule 4A, Rules and Regulations of Dam Safety | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal Granted; NOV dismissed | 3/11/19 | 4/11/19 |
| Natco Products Corp. | 10-003/DE | First Iowa-Electric Coop. v. Federal Power Comm'n; California v. FERC; Sayles Hydro Assocs. v. Maughhan | Spinella | NOV dismissed |
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2/4/11 |
| Dudley Development Corp. | 11-002/DE | Dam Safety Rules 4(A), 6(K), & 6(AD) | Spinella | Appeal sustained |
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5/10/13 |
| Tillinghast Holding Co., LLC | 11-016/DE | Dam Safety Rule 6(K) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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1/28/14 |
| Lynda Marshall-Schmidt | 12-002/DE | Dam Safety Rule 6(AD) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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4/14/15 |
| Plouffe, Leo | 09-004-DE | Dam Safety Rule 6(AD) | Kerins | Default Judgement against Respondent; waived rights to a hearing due to lack of appearance |
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9/20/15 |
| Fenner, Richard A. and Kathleen M. | 16-002/DE | Dam Safety Rules 4(A) and 11(A)(4) | Kerins | Appeal Dismissed |
8/21/17 |
9/22/17 |
| Fontaine Living Trust, Dam 313 | 13-012/DE | Rules and Regulations for Dam Safety, 250-RICR-130-05-1, R.I.G.L. §§ 42-17.1-2 et seq. and 46-19-1 et seq. | Kerins | Appeal Granted |
8/21/17 |
9/22/18 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
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| Benson, David | 18-007/ENE | R.I. Gen. Laws §20-2.1-4 Unlawfully catching, harvesting, holding or transporting for sale, any marine finifish without a license and/or §3.10.2(B)(2) of the Marine Fisheries Finfish Regulation, 250-RICR-90-00-3 by possessing summer flounder over the daily limit that day of 50 pounds | Warren | Respondent’s Appeal Denied; NOV upheld. | 9/1/20 | |
| Yerman, Scott F. | 19-002/ENE | Aggregate Landing Program Part 3.10.2(C)(2)(c) of Finfish Regulation | Kerins | Letter of Denial Issues by DEM sustained; Appeal is denied and dismissed. | 11/12/19 | 11/12/19 |
| Hayes, Neil | 17-003/ENE | Part 3, Section 3.14.2(B)(2) Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations, Finfish | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied and dismissed; Notice of Violation upheld | 2/15/19 | 3/18/19 |
| Greenwich Bay Clam | 91-003/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-6-24(f); Bowen v. Hackett | Lanphear | Motion to supress denied | 3/10/92 |
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| Best in the Bay | 98-002/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-1-3(a)(6), 20-6-11, & 20-6-24 | McMahon | Suspension initally dismissed, but upon remand by director, suspension sustained | 7/7/00 | 9/18/00 |
| Brian K. Loftes | 00-001/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-1-3, 42-35-3, & 42-35-4; Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.3 | Baffoni | Suspension sustained | 5/24/01 | 5/30/01 |
| Robert B. Rheault & Spatco, Inc. d/b/a Moonstone Oysters | 00-004/ENE & 00-005/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-1-2, 20-1-3(a)6, 20-1-5, 20-1-8, 20-1-22, 20-2-13, 20-6-11; Aquaculture Regs. 19.3.3, 19.3.4, & 19.3.9; NSSP §§ VIII.03(E)(2)–(3) & X.05(A) | Baffoni | Suspension sustained, but reduced by director (modified order) | 8/7/01 | 10/3/01 |
| Angelo Pirri | 00-006/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-7-7.1 & 20-7-10; Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.11(a) | Lanphear | Suspension & NOV sustained, but penalty reduced | 11/20/01 | 11/20/01 |
| Ricky Henault | 00-007/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | Suspension sustained | 9/8/00 | 9/8/00 |
| Shawn J. Manville | 01-002/ENE | Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.2 & 7.7.5-1(c) | Lanphear | Suspension dismissed | 3/31/04 | 4/9/04 |
| Jose Fernandez d/b/a Bay View Shellfish | 04-002/ENE | RIGL § 20-6-24(d); Commercial License Suspension & Revocation Regs. Rule 6(4); Marine Fisheries (Dealers) Regs. 19.6.2; AAD Rule 8.00(a)(1); Super. R. Civ. P. 50 | Baffoni | Suspension sustained | 8/9/05 | 8/23/05 |
| Wood Hollow Trawlers, Inc. | 06-002/ENE | RIGL §§ 20-1-4 & 20-1-8(a)(5); Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.11.2-1 | McMahon | Suspension dismissed | 9/12/08 | 9/18/08 |
| Big G Seafood, Inc. and Heather Haggerty | 13-006/ENE | RIGL § 20-4-1.1; Marine Fisheries (LIcensing) Regs. 6.11-2 | Spinella | Appeal granted in part and denied in part |
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9/18/14 |
| Robert E. Coupe | 14-001/ENE | Consent agreement between parties | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/8/14 |
| Wetherell, Richard B. | 19-005/ENEE | Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Regulations, Finfish, 250-RICR-90-00-3. Section 3.10.2. B(1)(c)(3) | Spinella | RIDEM’s Motion to Dismiss GRANTED | 8/11/21 | 8/11/21 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brierly, Robert A. | 20-001/MSA | Applicant failed to appear | Warren | Default Dismissal | 7/22/20 | 7/22/20 |
| Sullivan, Peter K. | 16-002/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. § 6.7-9, 6.7-4 | Spinella | Appeal dismissed | 11/30/17 | 12/30/17 |
| Antonio M. Vieira | 00-014/MSA | RIGL § 20-2-1.1 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 10/23/00 | 10/25/00 |
| RIGL § 20-2-1.1 | Lanphear | Appeal granted | 12/31/02 | 12/31/02 | ||
| Michael A. Soares | 01-023/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-1-3(a)(8), 20-2-1.1, & 20-2-28.1(a) | McMahon | Application denied | 6/25/01 | 6/27/01 |
| Mark Swanbeck | 01-026/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-1-3(a)(8), 20-2-1.1, & 20-2-28.1(a) | McMahon | Application denied | 6/14/01 | 6/15/01 |
| Raymond F. Chapman | 01-040/MSA | RIGL § 20-2-1.1 | Lanphear | Appeal sustained | 6/12/01 | 6/13/01 |
| Kenneth Champlin, Jr. | 01-064/MSA | RIGL § 20-2-1.1(a) | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 8/24/01 | 8/29/01 |
| Kevin J. Lackey | 02-001/MSA | RIGL § 20-2-1.1(a) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 5/17/02 | 5/17/02 |
| Robert N. Roach III | 02-002/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2-1.1(a), 42-17.7-2, 42-35-1(c), 42-35-1.1, 42-35-9, & 42-35-14(a) | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 8/26/02 | 8/28/02 |
| Patrick J. Heaney | 03-001/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-12(b); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-10(g) | Baffoni | Appeal initially sustained, but overturned by director | 5/9/03 | 6/27/03 |
| Mark Oliveira | 03-004/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-5(1)(iii); Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.1 | Baffoni | Request denied | 7/9/03 | 7/9/03 |
| Brian Thibeault | 03-006/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2.1-5(1)(iii), 20-2.1-5(2)(ii)(C), 20-2.1-9, & 20-2.1-12; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-10 & 6.8-7 | McMahon | Request denied | 6/12/03 | 6/27/03 |
| David Hochman | 03-007/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2.1-4(g) & 20-2.1-6(1)(ii)(B); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-3(d) | Baffoni | Appeal denied and qualified by director | 8/8/03 | 8/15/03 |
| Michael Trouve | 03-010/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2.1-4(g), 20-2.1-5(1)(iii), & 20-2.1-12(b); Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 12/2/03 | 12/11/03 |
| Steven J. Riley | 03-011/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-5(1)(ii); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 7.2(a); Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 1/26/04 | 1/29/04 |
| Everett Manchester, Jr. | 03-021/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-5(1)(iii); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 7.1 | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 2/18/04 | 3/23/04 |
| Danny Brown | 04-006/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2.1-5(1)(ii) & 20-2.1-12; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-4(c), 6.7-10, & 7.1; In re: Patrick J. Heaney | Lanphear | Request denied | 12/1/04 | 12/20/04 |
| Walter Stanton | 05-001/MSA | ADA; RIGL § 20-2.1-12; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-5(c), 6.7-6(a), & 6.7-10 | McMahon | Request denied | 10/4/05 | 10/5/05 |
| Daniel Mowry | 06-001/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-5(1)(iii); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-4(c) | Baffoni | Request denied | 12/6/06 | 12/7/06 |
| Donald F. Manns | 07-001/MSA | RIGL § 20-2-8; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-4(c) | McMahon | Request denied | 11/19/07 | 11/21/07 |
| Michael Ventura | 08-001/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.1 & 6.7-6(a)(ii) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 7/21/08 | 7/22/08 |
| Arthur W. Yaghoobian | 08-002/MSA | Applicant failed to appear; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.1 & 6.7-6(a)(ii) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 8/27/08 | 8/27/08 |
| Russell S. Field | 08-003/MSA | RIGL §§ 20-2.1-3(13), 20-2.1-5(1)(ii), & 20-2.1-5(5); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.45, 6.7-4(a), & 6.7-9(a), (e) | Kerins | Request denied | 11/19/08 | 11/19/08 |
| Paul Girardi, Jr. | 10-002/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-6(a)–(b) | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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10/26/10 |
| Richard A. Cavaco | 11-001/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.74, 6.7-4(c), & 6.7-9; In re: Raymond F. Chapman | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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5/5/11 |
| Stephen M. Saucier | 11-003/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-6(a)–(b) | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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9/1/11 |
| Paul Marcin | 11-004/MSA | Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); letter requesting information | Spinella | Appeal dismissed w/o prejudice |
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9/10/12 |
| Michael Mitchell | 12-001/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.16, 5.18, 6.7-6(b)(ii), 6.7-11(f), & 6.8-8 | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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10/12/12 |
| David Ash | 14-002/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-4(b) | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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5/6/14 |
| Raymond Ellinwood | 14-009/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-4(g)(6); Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 6.7-10(a) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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11/14/14 |
| Pacheco, Maria P., License Transfer Denial | 14-011/MSA | Rule 6.7-9 Commercial and Recreational Saltwater Regulations | Spinella | Appeal Denied |
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9/16/15 |
| Brent Bowen | 15-001/MSA | RIGL § 20-2.1-2; Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. 5.1, 6.7-8, & 6.7-11; Ferguson v. DEM | Kerins | MSJ for appellant granted |
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7/20/15 |
| Jacob Sardinha | 16-003/MSA | R.I.G.L. §42-17.7-1 et. seq.; APA (R.I.G.L §42-35-1 et. seq.); RIMFR Section 6.7-8(b) | Kerins | Appeal Denied and Dismissed |
10/4/16 |
11/4/16 |
| Major, Robert | 17-003/MSA | Marine Fisheries (Licensing) Regs. § 6.7.6(a) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 10/18/17 | 11/18/17 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/V Quitsa Strider II | 97-001/F&WA | Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.07-6, 7.07-7, & 7.06-8 | McMahon | Application denied | 12/8/97 | 2/20/98 |
| F/V Alliance | 97-003/F&WA | Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.9; AAD Rules 8.00(a)(1); Super. R. Civ. P. 60(b) | Baffoni | Appeal sustained due to excusable neglect | 11/5/97 | 2/20/98 |
| F/V Maureen S. | 97-004/F&WA | Super. R. Civ. P. 15(c); Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.7-2(c) & 7.7.8-5 | McMahon | Application denied | 2/15/99 | 4/6/99 |
| Michael Marchetti | 98-001/F&WA | RIGL § 20-5-1 et. seq. & 42-17.7-5 | Lanphear | Appeal sustained | 9/15/98 | 11/23/98 |
| F/V Sister Alice | 98-002/F&WA | Super. R. Civ. P. 60(b); Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.6 & 7.7.7 | McMahon | Application denied | 3/15/99 | 4/8/99 |
| F/V Ryan's Daughter | 98-003/F&WA | Super. R. Civ. P. 60(b); Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.6 & 7.7.9 | Baffoni | Appeal sustained | 8/16/99 | 8/31/99 |
| Mark H. Sherer | 01-001/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 3/19/03 | 3/21/03 |
| Alan C. Eagles & Ace Lobster Company | 01-002/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.2.1, 15.12.3, & 15.14.1;[1] Memorandum of Understanding between parties | McMahon | Application denied | 11/4/02 | 11/7/02 |
| Thomas L. Brower | 01-004/F&WA | Bowen v. Hackett; Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 2.9 & 7.7.8-6 | Lanphear | Transfer denied | 2/2/05 | 2/23/05 |
| Bannick, Bruce | 02-001/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 3/27/03 | 3/28/03 |
| Joshua A. Spearman | 05-001/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 4/20/05 | 4/23/05 |
| James Haitz | 05-002/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 9/9/05 | 9/9/05 |
| Thomas D. Goldberg | 07-002/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/20/07 | 7/23/07 |
| Eric J. Roggero | 07-003/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 1/9/08 | 1/10/08 |
| Michael Tortolani | 07-004/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 6/7/07 | 6/7/07 |
| Timothy G. Keane | 07-005/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-3(a), 15.14.2-5(d), & 15.14.2-5(e)(2) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 9/7/07 | 9/10/07 |
| Gary Mataronas, Jr. | 07-006/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-3(c)(1) & 15.14.2-5(c) | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 6/25/07 | 6/29/07 |
| Stephen Parente | 07-010/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 5/21/08 | 5/23/08 |
| Daniel Savitt | 07-012/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 6/8/07 | 6/8/07 |
| William Davis | 07-014/F&WA & 07-015/F&WA | Cervid (Deer) Regs. 2.1, 2.2(c), & 3.1 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 12/7/07 | 12/13/07 |
| Eric Fiske | 07-017/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 6/18/07 | 6/19/07 |
| Domenic Petrarca | 07-019/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 7/10/07 | 7/12/07 |
| Michael J. Dunphy | 07-022/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 (specifcally 15.14.2-8(b)) | Kerins | Appeal denied | 7/1/08 | 7/7/08 |
| Richard R. Walz | 07-024/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2 & 15.14.2-8 | McMahon | Appeal denied | 1/17/08 | 1/18/08 |
| Russell J. Kraczkowski | 07-025/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/13/07 | 7/16/07 |
| Michael G. Reynolds | 07-026/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2 & 15.14.2-8; In re: Charles Borden | McMahon | Appeal denied | 1/25/08 | 1/28/08 |
| Charles Borden | 07-028/F&WA | RIGL § 42.17.7-6; Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2, 15.14.2-5(d)–(e), 15.14.2-6(a), & 15.14.2-8 | Lanphear | Appeal denied by director over recommendation | 11/2/07 | 1/2/08 |
| John A. Stolgitis | 07-029/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 6/20/07 | 6/20/07 |
| John A. Miranda III | 07-031/F&WA | Applicant failed to pay stenographic costs | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 6/9/07 | 6/10/07 |
| Richard Lodge | 07-032/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/17/07 | 7/20/07 |
| Louis Frattarelli, Jr. | 07-033/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 9/19/07 | 9/19/07 |
| Robert Morris | 07-034/F&WA, 07-035/F&WA, 07-043/F&WA, & 07-045/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 8/2/07 | 8/8/07 |
| Thomas Doyle III | 07-039/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 5/21/08 | 5/23/08 |
| Justin T. Anderson | 07-040/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 4/5/07 | 4/6/07 |
| Richard Toohey | 07-041/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 7/25/07 | 7/25/07 |
| Robert Cruso | 07-044/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 6/26/07 | 6/29/07 |
| John Kenyon III | 07-046/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(d) & 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 7/18/07 | 7/20/07 |
| Peter A. DiBiase | 07-049/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 9/15/08 | 9/17/08 |
| Gary Bryson | 07-051/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-6(a) & 15.14.2-8(a) | Kerins | Appeal denied | 3/17/08 | 3/17/08 |
| Steven O. Gagne | 07-053/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-5(e)(3) | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 7/17/07 | 7/20/07 |
| Louis Mello | 07-054/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 6/5/07 | 6/9/07 |
| Anthony Ponte | 07-055/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/2/07 | 7/3/07 |
| Alexander F. Aponik | 07-056/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 6/5/07 | 6/9/07 |
| Sean Cavanagh | 07-057/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 7/16/07 | 7/20/07 |
| James H. Low | 07-059/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2, 15.14.2-5(d)–(e), 15.14.2-6(a), & 15.14.2-8 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 1/23/08 | 1/28/08 |
| Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2 & 15.14.2-8(b) | Lanphear | Appeal sustained and amended by director | 3/13/08 | 4/5/08 | ||
| Mark Snow | 07-062/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 5/15/08 | 5/16/08 |
| Steven J. Riley | 07-065/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 6/11/07 | 6/13/07 |
| John T. Rogowski | 07-066/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | McMahon | Appeal denied | 10/17/07 | 10/17/07 |
| Joseph MacAndrew | 07-067/F&WA | Bowen v. Hackett; Simeone v. Charron | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 1/29/08 | 2/12/08 |
| Gregory Duckworth | 07-068/F&WA & 07-069/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | McMahon | Appeal denied | 8/7/08 | 8/13/08 |
| Russell C. Koza, Jr. | 07-070/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 12/27/07 | 12/28/07 |
| Rick Cambio | 07-071/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 7/25/07 | 7/25/07 |
| David Booth | 07-072/F&WA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 8/22/07 | 8/22/07 |
| Jason D. Jarvis | 07-074/F&WA | Applicant failed to pay stenographic costs | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 6/2/08 | 6/4/08 |
| Walter Proffit | 07-075/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2; Simeone v. Charron | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 6/22/07 | 6/29/07 |
| Andrew Cavanagh | 07-078/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | McMahon | Appeal denied | 9/14/07 | 9/14/07 |
| Joseph Amato | 07-081/F&WA | Late filing | Lanphear | Appeal sustained | 10/24/07 | 10/25/07 |
| William J. Golini, M.D. | 07-083/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 2/18/08 | 2/19/08 |
| John Major | 07-088/F&WA | In re: James H. Low; RIGL § 42-35-3(a), (c); Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-6(a) & 15.14.2-8(a) | McMahon | Request granted | 7/31/08 | 8/1/08 |
| Scott Rogers | 07-089/F&WA | Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 12/28/07 | 12/31/07 |
| Mark Serio | 07-092/F&WA | In re: Charles Borden, In re: Joseph Amato; Marine Fisheries Regs. 15.14.2-2, 15.14.2-7, & 15.14.2-8(a)–(b) | McMahon | Appeal denied | 2/25/08 | 2/25/08 |
| Dennis & Brenda Rambone | 07-093/F&WA | Cervid (Deer) Regs. 3.1.1 | Kerins | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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9/26/11 |
| Daniel R. Barlow | 10-003/F&WA | Consent agreement between parties; Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7.11-1(c) | Kerins | Appeal granted |
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9/14/10 |
| Daniel Ferguson | 12-002/F&WA | Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7 | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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6/10/13 |
| C. Rafael, LLC | 12-003/F&WA | Marine Fisheries (Finfish) Regs. 7.7 | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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4/17/13 |
| [1] Marine Fisheries Regs. 15 had to do with lobster and crustacean fishing. It has now been superseded and is incorporated in a separate set of Lobster & Crustacean regulations. |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tardie | 11-001/F&WE | RIGL § 42-35-8; Greenwich Bay Yacht Basin Associates v. Brown; Importation of Native Wildlife Rule 1.1 | Greer | NOV sustained |
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4/20/11 |
| Waste Management Enforcement Appeals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
| Fuel Depot, Inc/Sahyouni, Abed M. Notice of Violation OCI-UST-2018-3-00879 | 18-003/WME | R.I. General Laws §46-12-3(21) & DEM’s UST Regulations, Rule 8.04(A) | Warren | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV is upheld | 4/2/20 | 5/4/20 |
| BMC Petroleum Inc., Notice of Violation OCI-UST-18-77-00701 | 19-010/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied & dismissed; NOV in effect | 9/17/19 | 9/17/19 |
| Road Runners Food Mart, Inc., Notice of Violation OCI-UST-2018-18-03176 | 18-009/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied and dismissed; NOV upheld | 8/5/19 | 8/5/19 |
| Ken Rocha Collision, LLC, Notice of Violation OCI-HW-15-83 | 18-004/WME | Superior Court ruled in PC-2019-4836 that RI DEM Administrative Adjudication Division lacks subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate matters under the Rhode Island Hazardous Waste Management Act | Kerins | Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction | 7/10/19 | 7/10/19 |
| Fairlawn Oil Service, Inc. | 91-001/GWE | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(A)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)(2), 5.00(b), & 8.00(a)(2); Bowen v. Hackett | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/27/91 | 11/29/91 |
| Loft Har Properties, Inc. | 92-001/GWE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 3/10/93 | 3/15/93 |
| Block Island Power Company | 92-002/GWE | DEM failed to respond to motion to dismiss | Byrnes | NOV dismissed | 4/2/93 | 4/5/93 |
| Pasco and Susan Raimondo (dba Pat's Service Station), Hendel Petroleum, and Myron Hendel (dba Hendel's, Inc.) | 92-004/GWE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/5/93 | 1/11/93 |
| Warren Oil Co. & Alwar Equities, Inc. | 92-010/GWE | Joint request to dismiss | Lanphear | Matter dismissed with stipulations | 7/3/92 | 7/5/92 |
| Gregory and Marion Sullivan | 93-005/GWE | AAD Rule 8.00(a)(3); Super. R. Civ. P. 36(a); General Electric Co. v. Forsell & Son, Inc.; Cardi Corp. v. State of Rhode Island; Demers v. Demers | Lanphear | Motion to respond late to request for admissions denied |
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4/22/94 |
| Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Lanphear | Respondents found liable |
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4/26/94 | ||
| RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(m) & 47-17.6-3; Penalty Regs. § 7(e) | Lanphear | Penalty sustained | 6/1/95 | 6/15/95 | ||
| Richard Fickett | 93-014/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; RIGL § 42-35-9(g); Penalty Regs. § 12(c); UST Regs. § 15.02 | Lanphear | NOV sustained, but penalty eliminated (interpreted by director) | 10/27/95 | 12/9/95 |
| Brian's Service Station & Estate of Mary Laudone | 93-015/GWE | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 7.00, 8.00, & 16.00(d); In re: Edmund Guglielmi | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 4/6/94 | 4/8/94 |
| Robert & Joyce DeLisle and East Greenwich Oil Co., Inc. | 93-026/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; UST Regs. 10.05(B), 10.08(H), & 10.13; Ferrelli v. Employment Security Dep't | Lanphear | NOV sustained in part and dismissed in part | 9/27/95 | 10/5/95 |
| Ronald Gobin and Alliance Motor Sales & Service, Inc. | 93-035/GWE | RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(u)(1) & 42-17.6-3; UST Regs. §§ 8.03(B), 10.05(B), 10.08(H), 10.09(A), & 15.02 | McMahon | NOV sustained in part and denied in part | 3/10/97 | 4/3/97 |
| Francis P. Paine, Francis P. Paine, Jr., and Paine's Texaco Service Station | 93-052/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; UST Regs. § 10.06(B); Penalty Regs. § 11(b) | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 6/20/96 | 4/3/97 |
| In re: DTP, Inc.; Penalty Regs. §§ 4(b) & 14 | Baffoni | Penalty assessed properly | 3/14/97 | 4/3/97 | ||
| James H. & Sandra J. Dobson and Wickford Service, Inc. | 93-052/GWE | UST Regs. §§ 10.06(A)–(B) & 10.10; In re: DTP, Inc.; In re: Richard Fickett; In re: Robert DeLisle et al.; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro | McMahon | NOV sustained | 1/28/97 | 2/14/97 |
| Haroutioun G. Jerejian | 93-076/GWE | RIGL §§ 9-1-19, 42-17.1-2(u), & 42-17.6-4; Warwick Sch. Comm. v. Warwick Teachers' Union | McMahon | Request for hearing dismissed | 4/29/94 | 5/4/94 |
| Anthony Giarrusso | 93-079/GWE | UST Regs. §§ 7.01, 7.05, 10.06(B), & 15.02; In re: DTP, Inc. | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/16/97 | 7/15/97 |
| People's Coal Company | 94-058/WME | UST Regs. § 10.06(B) | McMahon | NOV sustained (amended to add to order) | 8/20/96 | 12/11/96 |
| James W. Furia | 96-008/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-6(g) & 42-35-10; Penalty Regs. § 10(a)(2)(J); UST Regs. §§ 10.06 & 10.10; Wood v. Ford | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 2/5/99 | 2/14/99 |
| Gary J. Verduchi | 99-007/WME | RIGL § 46-12-9; UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 10.07(B), 10.08, 10.10(A)–(C), 13.02, & 13.04 | Lanphear | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 3/24/00 | 3/31/00 |
| Aram V. Sarkisian | 99-011/WME | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)–(b) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/9/00 | 4/9/00 |
| Rosemere Realty, Inc. | 99-022/WME | UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 11.02(c), 12.01, & 13.02(A); Penalty Regs. § 12(c); State v. A. Capuano Bros., Inc., In re: Connetta/Sweeney | McMahon | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 4/24/02 | 5/1/02 |
| Town of Johnston | 99-029/WME | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)–(b) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/9/00 | 4/9/00 |
| Louis Vinagro, Jr. | 99-033/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-8(a), 42-17.6-2, 42-17.6-3, & 42-17.7-8; Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.121, & 1.4.01; Penalty Regs. § 10 & 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 2/7/03 | 2/10/03 |
| Patriot Hauling Co., Inc. and Joseph & Nina Vinagro | 00-023/WME & 00-061/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-8(a), 42-17.6-2, & 42-17.6-3; Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.57; Penalty Regs. § 10 | Baffoni | NOVs sustained | 1/20/04 | 2/13/04 |
| Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. and Lanmar Corp. | 00-031/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-2 & 42-17.6-4 to -6; UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 10.10, 13.02(B)(5), 13.04, & 14.08(D); Penalty Regs §§ 10 & 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 1/27/03 | 1/28/03 |
| David Nickerson, Michael Nickerson, & Allen Nickerson | 00-033/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-2(u)(1), 42-17.6-3, & 42-17.6-6; RI Const., art. 1, § 8; UST Regs. §§ 5.01, 7.22, 7.58, 10.03, 10.06(B), & 10.10 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/19/01 | 11/20/01 |
| P.J. O'Donnell & Sons, Inc. | 00-059/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/6/02 | 12/6/02 |
| US Optica, Inc. | 01-006/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/6/02 | 12/6/02 |
| Ultra Metal Finishing Co., Inc. | 01-008/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 7/11/01 | 7/11/01 |
| Harry & Marie Trombley | 01-012/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/22/03 | 1/2/04 |
| Ronald J. Almeida, Ronald J. Almeida Trucking, Inc., Rosemary Halstead, and John & Manuel J. Almeida | 01-014/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, & 23-18.9-8(a)(1); Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.121; In re: Louis Vinagro, Jr. | McMahon | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 6/25/04 | 7/7/04 |
| David A. Loffredo | 01-016/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 1/10/03 | 1/13/03 |
| S & R Construction, Ozzi Realty Assoc., & Ozzi Realty Co. | 01-018/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/18/02 | 11/19/02 |
| Douglas H. Farrar | 02-011/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-7; R. Evid. 408; Penalty Regs. § 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 9/4/03 | 9/8/03 |
| Sembel Enterprises Inc., 75 Goff Ave. Realty Trust, Yohannes Bein, and Simret Zemrht | 03-002/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(u)(1), 42-17.1-2(u)(3), 42-17.6-4, & 42-17.7-9; Super. R. Civ. P. 12 | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 9/5/03 | 9/8/03 |
| Pasco & Susan Raimondo | 03-012/WME | UST Regs. 3.01, 6.10, 6.13, 8.02(A), 8.06(B), 8.10, 8.13(A), 8.13(E)–(F), 8.14(D), 11.02(A)(3), 11.02(A)(8), 11.02(B)(3), & 11.03 | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 10/27/04 | 11/15/04 |
| Plantations Heat Treating Corp. | 04-002/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/8/04 | 3/16/04 |
| Hector R. Solis | 04-030/WME | RIGL § 42-17.7-9 | McMahon | Matter dismissed | 2/23/05 | 2/24/05 |
| National Plating, LLC | 05-006/WME | RIGL § 42-17.6-4(a); Penalty Regs. §§ 10 & 12(c) | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/22/06 | 5/23/06 |
| Automotive Recovery Svcs., Inc. & Whitco/Ameritest Corp. | 05-024/WME | Respondent Whitco failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/25/06 | 1/31/06 |
| Cumberland Farms, Inc. | 05-035/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/3/06 | 5/5/06 |
| Hemisphere Management Corporation | 06-003/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/22/06 | 3/22/06 |
| Mutual Properties 1245 Jefferson, LLC | 07-003/WME | UST Regs. § 13.02(A) & 13.05; Penalty Regs. § 12(c); In re: Medea, LLC; In re: Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. | McMahon | Penalty assessed | 7/1/08 | 7/7/08 |
| Lincoln & Lorraine Lawrence | 07-009/WME | RIGL § 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-7(12) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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9/26/11 |
| Coastal Recycling, Inc. | 07-014/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-8(e) & 42-17.6-3; Solid Waste Regs. 1.7.13, 7.1.05, 7.2.05, 7.2.06, & 7.7.01(c); Conditions of registration & operating plan | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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8/17/12 |
| Monarch Metal Finishing Co., Inc. | 08-003/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 1/20/09 | 1/21/09 |
| John Lussier | 08-005/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 9/18/08 | 9/18/08 |
| R&R Polishing Co., Inc. | 08-013/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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12/9/11 |
| New Property Solutions, Inc. | 09-006/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 7/15/09 | 7/15/09 |
| DCPKM Enterprises, Inc. | 09-019/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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8/5/10 |
| Timpson Excavating, Inc. | 10-002/WME | RIGL § 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-8; Solid Waste Regs. 1.4.01; AAD Rule 4; In re: Earthsource, Inc., In re: 1850 Realty Corp. | Kerins | Appeal sustained |
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4/4/12 |
| Supreme Asset Management Recovery, Inc. | 13-005/WME | 40 CFR §§ 261.1(c), 261.2(e), & 262.20(f); Hazardous Waste Regs. § 5.3; Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Kerins | MSJ for respondent denied |
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7/8/14 |
| Sullivan, James D., Notice of Violation OWTS 13-53 | 13 -005/IE | Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Rules 8.8, 17.7, 51.2, 51.2.3 | Kerins | Responent's Appeal Denied, Notice of Violation Upheld, two violations waived |
6/22/15 |
7/31/15 |
| Complete Waste and Recycling Svcs. d/b/a Green Recycle & Reuse | 14-004/WME | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; In re: Sembel Enterprises, Inc. | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/24/14 |
| Railside Environmental Services, Inc. | 15-003/WME | RIGL § 42-18.9-8(a), 42-18.9-8(c) | Kerins | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/9/15 |
| 75 Goff Ave Realty Trust | 16-001/WME | UST Regulations Rules 8.21(H), 13.02(A), 13.05 | David Spinella | Appeal Denied, Dismissed |
1/26/17 |
2/26/17 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Woods Ltd. P'ship | 91-002/FWA | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(a), 5.03(b), 5.03(c), & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 2/7/92 | 2/14/92 |
| Cumberland Park Homes, Inc. | 91-017/FWA | AAD Rules 5.00(a)(2), 5.00(b), & 5.04; Mauricio v. Zoning Board of Review | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 11/13/91 | 11/14/91 |
| John Travassos (and Environmental Scientific Corp.) | 91-020/FWA | Availability of facts | Lanphear | Ruling on motion to compel deferred | 3/13/92 |
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| Super R. Civ. P. 43(b); R. Evid. 611(c); Boulter v. Chesapeake & Ohio R.R. Co.; State v. Ashness | Lanphear | Applicant may use leading questions on witness | 3/17/92 |
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| RIGL § 42-17.7-8 | Lanphear | Motion to compel denied | 3/27/92 |
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| Policy Guidelines for Permitting Wetland Crossings in Rhode Island; Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe | Lanphear | Alternative not practicable or feasible | 9/14/92 | 9/17/92 | ||
| Kambiz Karbassi (for Frank Gladding) | 91-021/FWA | AAD Rule 8.00(a)(2) & 13.00(d) | McMahon | Third-party intervention denied | 3/23/92 |
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| Ronald Ronci | 92-002/FWA | RIGL § 2-1-22(d), 2-1-22(i)(1), & 2-1-22(j); conditions of permit letter | McMahon | Permit letter upheld with amendments | 9/30/93 | 10/5/93 |
| J.T. O'Connell Realty Company | 03-002/FWA | RIGL §§ 42-35-1 & 42-35-9(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 9.05(E)(4)(a); AAD Rules 2.00(c)(1) & 7.00(a) | Baffoni | Neighbor's appeal dismissed | 9/15/03 | 9/25/03 |
| Valley Brook Partners, Inc. | 04-009/FWA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 1/11/07 | 1/12/07 |
| Debora & James Eastwood III | 05-007/FWA & 05-009/ISA | RIGL §§ 42-35-1 & 42-35-9(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 8.02(C); ISDS Regs. 2.02(E); AAD Rules 2.00(c)(1) & 7.00(a) | Baffoni | Abutter appeals dismissed | 12/7/05 | 12/7/05 |
| Karleetor, LLC | 07-004/FWA | RIGL §§ 2-1-21, 2-1-22, 42-35-1(c), & 42-35-9(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 9.03(E) & 9.05(E)(4)(a) | McMahon | Third-party appeals dismissed | 10/18/07 | 10/26/07 |
| LYF, Inc. | 07-009/FWA | RIGL § 2-1-21(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.23 & 9.05(C)(7)(d) | Kerins | Appeal denied | 6/24/08 | 6/26/08 |
| Dr. Edward Kent | 07-010/FWA | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.17, 5.89, 5.90, 7.01(A), 9.05(E)(2), 10.01, & 11.02 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 12/2/09 | 12/7/09 |
| Ray Reedy, Inc. | 07-013/FWA | RIGL § 2-1-21(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.23 & 9.05(C)(7)(d) | Kerins | Appeal denied | 6/10/08 | 6/11/08 |
| Hopkinton Associates, LLC | 07-015/FWA | Adminstrative Procedure Act; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 8.02 & 9.05(E) | McMahon | Abutter appeal dismissed | 6/4/08 | 6/6/08 |
| Sportsmen's Cove Associates | 11-004/FWA | RIGL § 42-17.2-2; Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(3), & 12(b)(6) | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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11/16/11 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation Inc, Notice of Violation OCI-FW-17-129 | 18-004/FWE | R.I.G.L. Section 2-1-21 DEM’s Freshwater Wetland Regulations, Rule 5.01 | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied and dismissed; NOV in effect. | 12/4/19 | 12/4/19 |
| 4N Properties LLC, Notice of Violation OCI-FW-18-23 | 19-004/FWE | Appeal filed out of time | Kerins | OCI’s Motion to Dismiss for filing appeal out of time upheld; Appeal denied and dismissed. | 12/4/19 | 12/4/19 |
| Everett Campbell | 91-014/FWE | Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Baffoni | Motion for partial summary judgment denied | 4/15/93 |
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| Turnquist Lumber Co., Inc. | 91-050/FWE | AAD Rules 12.00(a) & 15.00(a)(2); Super. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1) & 33(b) | Baffoni | Motion to compel granted in part and denied in part | 11/10/93 |
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| David and Linda Brazil | 91-062/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; ISDS Regs. 2.16; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 3.05; Corrigan v. DEM | Lanphear | Respondents allowed to file "after the fact" application, but reversed by director | 2/7/94 | 3/2/94 |
| H. Winfield Tucker | 91-113/FWE | Super. R. Civ. P. 56(d) | Lanphear | Motion for partial summary judgment granted, deeming facts admitted | 1/8/93 |
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| Gashy Construction | 92-006/FWE & 92-014/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; In re: Tammie & Mitchell Parkhurst; Lerner v. Gill | McMahon | NOV sustained | 3/16/94 | 3/18/94 |
| A. Cardi Realty Corp. | 92-023/FWE | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-4, 42-17.7-2, & 42-35-9(d); DEM Practice & Procedure Rule 16.00(1); Aminoli, Inc. v. EPA; consent agreement | Baffoni | Request for hearing dismissed | 5/14/92 | 5/18/92 |
| VASA, Ltd. | 92-043/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; State v. A. Capuano Bros. | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 7/25/95 | 7/28/95 |
| Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company | 92-044/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-20(d); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 10.01 & 11.01(b); Demers v. Shehab; Phelps v. Bay Street Realty Corp. | Baffoni | Suspension dismissed, though qualified by director | 6/29/93 | 8/11/93 |
| Proposed amended decision (not available); RIGL § 42-35-12; Moreau v. DEM | Director | Hearing officer ordered to make findings of fact and conclusions of law | 11/10/95 |
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| RIGL §§ 42-17.7-6, 42-35-1(c), 42-35-9, & 42-35-12; AAD Rule 16.00(a); Moreau v. DEM | Baffoni | No penalty, restoration, or penalty hearing required | 2/1/96 | 2/23/96 | ||
| Durastone Companies | 92-045/FWE | AAD Rule 8.00(a)(2) | McMahon | Dismissal vacated | 1/4/94 |
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| In re: Theodore Shulterbrandt; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro | McMahon | Third-party claim dismissed | 5/12/94 |
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| Sabatino & Carol Corrado | 92-046/FWE | Principles of summary judgment | McMahon | Motion for partial summary judgment denied | 11/12/93 |
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| Augustino DelFarno | 92-048/FWE | Consent agreement & jurisdiction; In re: A. Cardi Realty Corp. | McMahon | Request for hearing denied | 3/11/93 | 3/15/93 |
| Robert B. & Denise Jakob | 92-049/FWE | Consent agreement & jurisdiction; In re: A. Cardi Realty Corp. | McMahon | Request for hearing denied | 3/3/93 | 3/8/93 |
| Joseph & Jean King | 92-050/FWE | Consent agreement & jurisdiction; In re: A. Cardi Realty Corp. | McMahon | Request for hearing denied | 3/3/93 | 3/8/93 |
| Roland J. & Anthony J. Fiore | 93-012/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; State v. A. Capuano Bros. | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/21/95 | 12/9/95 |
| Carmine Olivieri and Modern Boating, Inc. | 95-020/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.62, 6.01, 6.03, & 7.01(A) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 5/1/97 | 7/29/98 |
| Gardiner C. McLintock | 97-007/FWE | RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(u)(1) & 42-17.6-4(a) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 1/6/98 | 4/16/98 |
| Carmine J. Gallucci | 98-002/FWE | Respondent failed to transmit information | McMahon | NOV sustained | 11/16/98 | 12/31/98 |
| Richie Realty Corp. | 98-003/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01 & 9.08 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/14/99 | 6/7/99 |
| Manuel Silva Mourato | 99-003/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.87, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, & 7.01 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 1/27/00 | 2/8/00 |
| Richard M. & Maria B. Lauro | 04-001/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01(A) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 11/10/04 | 12/9/04 |
| David & Constance DeLoia | 04-005/FWE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | Compliance order entered | 6/24/05 | 6/24/05 |
| OBF, LLC | 07-006/FWE | RIGL §§ 2-1-20, 2-1-21(a), 2-1-22(i), & 2-1-22(j); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01 | Kerins | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 4/2/09 | 4/2/09 |
| Hope Mill Village Assoc., LLC and Vincent R. Coccoli | 08-002/FWE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 4/27/09 | 4/27/09 |
| John Wrenn, Stephen Tolias, & Martin Petry | 08-006/FWE | RIGL §§ 2-1-21, 46-12-5, & 46-19-3; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01; Water Quality Regs. Rules 9(A), 11(B), & 13(A); Powers v. Lawson | Spinella | NOV dismissed |
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9/26/12 |
| CFD Realty, LLC and JS Pallet Co., Inc. | 09-004/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01 | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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10/31/12 |
| Penalty Regs. § 12(c); In re: Richard Fickett; In re: New England Paint Mfg. Co. | Spinella | Motion to reconsider granted in part and denied in part |
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11/26/12 | ||
| Full Channel TV, Inc. | 10-004/FWE | RIGL § 2-1-21; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 7.01 | Spinella | Appeal granted in part and denied in part |
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8/15/13 |
| Melucci, John | 20-002/FWE | R.I.G.L. §2-1-21 & Rule 5.01 of the RIDEM Rules and Regulations Governing the Enforcement of Freshwater Wetlands Act | Spinella | Respondent’s Appeal DISMISSED; NOV Sustained | 9/29/22 | 10/29/22 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Caito | 91-001/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.14, 3.04(4), & 3.05(1); De Felice v. Zoning Bd. of North Providence | Baffoni | Application granted | 9/30/91 | 10/19/91 |
| Walter Kukulka | 91-002/ISA | ISDS Regs. 10.02, 10.07, & 15.02; Rhode Island Hospital Trust v. East Providence Zoning Bd.; In re: Thomas S. Christensen; Gaglione v. DiMuro | Baffoni | Application denied | 4/27/92 | 4/29/92 |
| Dr. Dennis Hart | 91-005/ISA | AAD Rule 13(c) | McMahon | Motion to intervene denied | 1/9/92 |
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| Michael Parrilla | 91-007/ISA | 1980 ISDS Regs. 2.02(f); Carlson v. McLyman; Gryguc v. Bendick | McMahon | MSJ denied | 11/30/92 |
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| Richard Mancini | 92-001/ISA | ISDS Regs. 3.05(9) & 15.02(b)(3); State v. Villani; In re: Thomas S. Christensen | Baffoni | Appeal denied | 2/3/93 | 2/5/93 |
| Vincent Toscano | 92-012/ISA | Applicant failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/4/95 | 4/11/95 |
| Stuart A. Tucker | 92-014/ISA | AAD Rules 5.00(a), 13.00(b), & 13.00(c) | Baffoni | Motion to intervene denied | 11/27/92 |
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| Thomas Grossi | 93-010/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.14, 3.05(1), 3.05(4), 10.01, 11.06(2), & 20.01(f); DiMellio v. Zoning Bd. of Review; Belanger v. Cross; In re: Thomas S. Christensen | Baffoni | Application denied | 8/29/94 | 9/9/94 |
| Louis G. and Joan R. Roy | 95-002/ISA | RIGL § 42-17.7-2; ISDS Regs. 21.00; AAD Regs. 7.00(a); In re: William R. Reagan | McMahon | Abutter appeal dismissed | 5/16/95 | 6/7/95 |
| William R. Reagan | 95-004/ISA | RIGL § 42-17.7-2; ISDS Regs. 21.00; AAD Regs. 7.00(a); Property Advisory Group, Inc. v. Rylant | Lanphear | Abutter appeal dismissed | 4/26/95 | 4/28/95 |
| Francis Dupont | 98-003/ISA | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 9/9/98 | 9/21/98 |
| Robert & Hilda Crispi | 01-002/ISA | RIGL §§ 42-15-1.1, 42-17.7-2, 42-35-1, 42-35-1.1, 42-35-9, & 42-35-14; AAD Rules 2.00, 3.00, 13.00, & 14.00; ISDS Regs. 21.00 & 21.02 | McMahon | Abutter appeal dismissed | 11/27/01 | 11/30/01 |
| Rodman & Kathy Champlin | 02-004/ISA, 02-005/ISA, & 02-006/ISA | Intervenors failed to appear | Baffoni | Intervenors dismissed | 6/17/03 | 6/18/03 |
| Johnston Corporation | 02-012/ISA | RIGL § 46-13.2-8; ISDS Regs. 2.01(a), 2.14, 3.05(1), 20.02, & 21.02 | Baffoni | Application denied | 4/2/04 | 4/28/04 |
| Betty J. Combs | 04-003/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.01(a) & 3.05(10) | Baffoni | Application denied | 9/27/04 | 10/7/04 |
| Bonnet Shores Beach Club Condominium Association | 04-013/ISA | Appeal by Heath Mgmt. Co. | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 11/15/04 | 12/20/04 |
| Eagle of the North Realty Trust & MacLean Family Trust | 05-017/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.01(c)(2), 2.14, 3.05, 19.02.4, & 19.02.5; Strafach v. Durfee | Lanphear | Application denied | 2/19/07 | 2/19/07 |
| William & Donna Balcezak | 07-017/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.02(d), 2.02(f), 15.02(a)–(b), 19.02.5, 20.00(d), 20.01(e), 20.02, & 21.02 | Kerins | Application denied (amended slightly) | 6/3/09 | 6/6/09 |
| Bruce Gardner | 08-007/ISA | ISDS Regs. 2.14, 3.05(1), 3.05(4), 19.02.4, 19.02.5(b)(1), 20.02(a)–(b), & 21.02 | Kerins | Request initially granted, but overturned by director | 4/13/10 | 6/9/10 |
| James O'Neil | 08-018/ISA | RIGL §§ 42-15-1.1, 42-17.7-2, 42-35-1, 42-35-1.1, 42-35-9, & 42-35-14; AAD Rules 2.00, 3.00, & 13.00; ISDS Regs. 21.00 & 21.02 | Kerins | Abutter appeal dismissed | 11/17/08 | 11/18/08 |
| Old North Land Investments, LLC | 11-004/ISA | OWTS Regs. 49.1 & 49.2 | Kerins | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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6/14/11 |
| Anmar Holding, LLC | 12-002/ISA | OWTS Regs. 48.2.2(E)(ix) & 49.6 | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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1/8/13 |
| Tiverton Four Corners Properties, Inc. | 16-001/ISA | OWTS Regs. Rule 49, Super R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), AAD Rule 8.00 | Spinella | Appeal dismissed |
9/14/16 |
10/14/16 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion, LLC, Notice of Violation OCI-OWTS-19-21 | 19-003/IE | Appeal filed out of time | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV in effect | 8/5/19 | 8/5/19 |
| Curt, Kevin & Elena Notice of Violation OCI-OWTS-18-37 | 19-001/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV in effect | 6/25/19 | 6/25/19 |
| Dugas, Tracy | 18-005/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV in effect | 3/28/19 | 3/28/19 |
| Arkins, Josephine R. | 18-004/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV in effect | 1/22/19 | 1/22/19 |
| EasyStay, LLC | 17-003/IE | OWTS Regulations 8.9 and 17.7 | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied and dismissed; Notice of Violation upheld | 1/25/19 | 2/25/19 |
| David and Judy Kaloyanides | 91-008/IE | Super. R. Civ. P. 36(a); ISDS Regs. 2.08; Industrial Nat'l Bank v. Patriarca | Byrnes | Request for admissions granted; DEM's MSJ denied | 3/16/92 |
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| John W. Norton | 91-035/IE | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 5/5/92 | 5/6/92 |
| Carol Anne Mancini | 91-039/IE | Super. R. Civ. P. 41; RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 7.00(A) & 8.00 | Byrnes | Request for hearing dismissed | 1/13/92 | 1/13/92 |
| Wayne Sullivan | 92-003/IE | ISDS Regs. 2.01(a) & 2.05(a); summary judgment standards | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 8/19/92 | 8/22/92 |
| Foster-Glocester Regional School District | 92-005/IE | Super. R. Civ. P. 36 & 56; Nedder v. Rhode Island Hosp. Trust Nat. Bank; Mulholland Const. v. Lee Pare & Assoc. | McMahon | Penalty sustained on MSJ (with note by director) | 1/4/93 | 1/18/93 |
| Gregory and Kathleen Coletti | 92-018/IE | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-6; ISDS Regs. 2.08 & 11.05; Penalty Regs. § 12(c) | McMahon | Penalty reduced | 3/25/94 | 3/29/94 |
| Muratore Realty Corporation | 92-019/IE | RIGL § 42-17.6-4; timeliness of appeal | McMahon | Appeal dismissed (later vacated) | 2/4/93 | 2/8/93 |
| RIGL § 42-17.6-4; timeliness of appeal | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 4/13/93 | 4/15/93 | ||
| Gerard L. & Antoinette Bucci | 92-022/IE | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-6 & 42-35-10; ISDS Regs. 2.08; Penalty Regs. § 12(c); Wood v. Ford | McMahon | Penalty sustained | 3/23/95 | 3/31/95 |
| Thomas & Karen Nutini | 92-024/IE | ISDS Regs. 2.07 & 2.08; necessity of laboratory results | Lanphear | Penalty sustained | 4/22/94 | 5/3/94 |
| Michael Riccitelli | 93-001/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/30/93 | 4/2/93 |
| Lynn Audrey Booth | 93-002/IE | Respondent failed to appear; AAD Rule 8.00; RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u) | Byrnes | NOV sustained | 3/30/93 | 4/2/93 |
| Domingos Gomes | 93-013/IE | Voluntary dismissal | Baffoni | NOV dismissed | 3/2/93 | 3/8/93 |
| Becky L. Sullivan | 93-035/IE | Respondent failed to appear; AAD Rule 8.00(a)(2) | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 4/13/93 | 4/16/93 |
| Anthony & Joan Palmieri | 93-037/IE | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 7/26/93 | 7/28/93 |
| Edmund Guglielmi | 93-040/IE | Respondent failed to appear; AAD Rule 8.00(a)(2) | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 4/28/93 | 4/29/93 |
| Henry A. Lacerda, Jr. | 93-041/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 7/14/93 | 7/19/93 |
| Peter & Cynthia Caruso | 93-053/IE | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 7/26/93 | 7/28/93 |
| David J. Grandmaison | 93-058/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/7/93 | 12/8/93 |
| Florence Ingram | 93-082/IE | Respondent failed to appear; health & medical excuses | McMahon | NOV sustained | 8/16/95 | 8/21/95 |
| Nicholas Ricci | 93-091/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 10/5/94 | Unk. |
| Lawrence G. & Francine E. Clark | 96-003/IE | ISDS Regs. 2.08; penalties | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 7/25/97 | 7/31/97 |
| James & Pamela Meyer | 97-006/IE | RIGL §§ 46-12.5(a); Penalty Regs. Water Pollution Control Penalty Matrix | Baffoni | Penalty sustained | 10/7/98 | 11/2/98 |
| Gerald Warren | 98-001/IE | RIGL §§ 5-56-5 & 5-56-7; ISDS Regs. 2.01(a), 2.01(b)(3)(D), 2.05(a), & 11.07 | McMahon | NOV sustained | 8/17/99 | 9/9/99 |
| Anthony L. & Nidia Rodrigues | 99-006/IE | Respondents failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 8/1/00 | 8/4/00 |
| Gino Costantino | 01-007/IE | ISDS Regs. 2.08 | McMahon | NOV sustained | 4/15/03 | 4/17/03 |
| Roger & Jeanne Lapierre | 02-007/IE | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 4/3/03 | 4/4/03 |
| Stephen C. Gressak | 05-005/IE | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 10/20/06 | 10/26/06 |
| Lloyd A. G. Rustigian | 06-001/IE | ISDS Regs. 2.00(a)(2)(A) & 2.00(a)(2)(B) | McMahon | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 6/8/07 | 6/11/07 |
| Simon J. and Dale Ann Aubrey | 07-010/IE | Respondents failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 6/23/08 | 6/26/08 |
| Gioconda Gordon | 08-003/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 12/18/08 | 12/23/08 |
| Van Pavao and SPH, LLC | 09-001/IE | Appeal was not timely; no objection to motion to dismiss | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 4/20/09 | 4/21/09 |
| Howard R. Migneault | 11-001/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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8/22/13 |
| Lynn A. Soscia | 11-004/IE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained |
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10/13/11 |
| James D. Sullivan | 13-005/IE | OWTS Regs. 7, 8.8, & 17.7 | Kerins | NOV sustained with amendments |
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7/31/15 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara D'Allesandro | 91-006/GWE | RIGL § 42-17.7-2; Super R. Civ. P. 14(a); Iorio v. Chin | Lanphear | Request to assert a third-party complaint denied | 6/8/92 | — |
| UST Regs. 9(b) & 9(d); relationships between owners and operators | Baffoni | Respondent found liable | 8/4/93 | 8/6/93 | ||
| Arpad Merva | 93-024/GWE[2] | RIGL § 42-35-8; Lombardi v. Goodyear Loan Co.; Berberian v. Travisano | Baffoni | Petition for declaratory ruling denied | 9/8/95 | 9/13/95 |
| RIGL §§ 46-12-5 & 46-12.5-3; Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) & 12(c); AAD Rule 8.00(a) | Baffoni | Respondent motion to dismiss denied | 9/28/95 | — | ||
| RIGL § 42-17.7-2; In re Advisory Opinion to Governor; In re: Theodore Shulterbrandt | Baffoni | Third-party complaint dismissed | 10/11/95 | — | ||
| RIGL §§ 46-12-5 & 46-12.5-3; Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 6(a); Groundwater Regs. 8.01, 8.02, & 8.04; Friends of the Sakonnet v. Dutra | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/12/96 | 12/11/96 | ||
| Anthony J., Joseph F., & Thomas R. Connetta and Marguerite Sweeney | 94-020/SRE | RIGL §§ 46-12-1(14), 46-12-1(19), 46-12-5(a)–(b), 46-12-28, 46-12.5-3, & 46-17.6-6; Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 6(a); In re: Arpad Merva; Penalty Regs. § 10 | McMahon | NOV sustained, but penalty reduced | 8/8/97 | 8/21/97 |
| Concord Oil of Newport and Joseph Tomaino | 94-023/SRE | RIGL §§ 46-12-5, 46-12-28, & 46-12.5-3; Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 13(a)(6); UST Regs. §§5.01, 5.02, 9.00, 10.06, 14.00–.02, & 14.08–.12; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 1/14/97 | 2/6/97 |
| Mild, Inc. | 94-024/SRE | Implementation of record agreement | Lanphear | Agreement implemented | 10/11/02 | 10/11/02 |
| Campton Industries, Inc. | 95-011/SRE | Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 13; Penalty Regs. § 10; RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u); Sup. Ct. art. V, R. 3.7; R. Evid. 801(d)(2) | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/10/98 | 6/8/98 |
| Speedy Petroleum Inc., Speedy Auto Repair, Inc., & Dikran Tashian | 95-011/SRE | Respondents failed to appear | McMahon | NOVs sustained | 8/7/00 | 8/9/00 |
| Sanford Neuschatz | 00-002/SRE | Property deeds and leases; Penalty Regs. §§ 10 & 12(c); UST Regs. § 14.11 & 14.12; In re: Connetta/Sweeney | McMahon | Penalty assessed; remediation ordered | 3/1/02 | 3/4/02 |
| Medea, LLC | 00-006/SRE | RIGL § 46-12-28 & 46-12.5.1-3; Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 6(a); UST Regs. §§ 14.09, 14.09, & 15.10(C); principles of joint & several liability; Penalty Regs. § 10(a)(2) | McMahon | Respondent's motion to dismiss denied; remanded for recalculation of penalty | 7/25/03 | — |
| Charles T. Cove & Cove Metal Co. | 01-003/SRE | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5(a)–(b), 46-12-5(a)–(b), 46-12.5.1-3, & 46-12-28; Oil Pollution Control Regs. § 6(a); UST Regs. §§ 8.00 & 15.02(A) | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 3/31/03 | 4/1/03 |
| Acme Plumbing, Heating, & Fuel Oil Co. | 02-002/SRE | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 12/22/03 | 1/9/04 |
| Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Power Test Realty Co., & Getty Properties Corp. | 05-001/SRE | RIGL §§ 23-19.14-3(c), 46-12-28(i), 46-12.5.1-1(i), 46-12.5.1-3, & 46-16-5; Remediation Regs. Rules 3.28, 4.01, 4.02, 7.01, & 7.08; Oil Pollution Control Regs. §§ 6(a) & 12(b); Water Quality Regs. 11(b), 11(e), & 13(a); In re: Arpad Merva; Merva v. DEM | Kerins | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part (amended to recalculate damages ) | 10/15/08 | 12/23/09 |
| Cardi Corp. and RI Dep't of Transportation (RIDOT) | 08-003/SRE | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-19.14-6, & 42-17.6-7; Penalty Regs. § 10(A)(2); Remediation Regs. 4.01; Super. R. Civ. P. 52(c); Pawtucket Power Associated Ltd. P'ship v. City of Pawtucket | Spinella | Motion for JMOL denied | — | 11/8/12 |
| [2] While most cases with the obsolete GWE (Division of Groundwater Protection) designation would now be under the Division of Waste Management, this case deals with site remediation. | ||||||
| Vayl, Michael Notice of Violation OC-SR-16-6 |
17-001/SRE | Respondent failed to appear | David Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV in effect | 10/22/18 | |
Water Resources Application Appeals
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakonnet Point Club, Inc. | 02-007/WRA | RIPDES Rule 11.02(a)(14)(i)(A); Water Quality Regs. Rule 8D(1)(f)–(g); Antidegradation Implementation Policy (Appendix C) | Lanphear | Motion for JMOL denied; appeal dismissed | 10/8/03 | 10/14/03 |
| Champlin's Realty Associates | 04-008/WRA | RIGL §§ 42-17.7-2 & 42-35-1(c); Water Quality Regs. Rules 13B, 17C, & 21B; In re: Bruce E. Harrington; In re: Philip E. & Jacqueline Pelletier | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed & request for hearing denied | 3/4/05 | 3/17/05 |
| Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC | 07-002/WRA | Water Quality Regs. Rules 14A(4), 14A(6), 14C, & 15C(3)(d)–(e); Clean Water Act § 401; RIGL § 46-6.1 | Kerins | Appeal denied | 1/30/09 | 2/10/09 |
| The Clambake Club of Newport and The Friends of Easton Point, Inc. | 09-001/WRA | AAD Rule 7.00; RIPDES Rules 47, 49(a), & 49(c)(5); DEM Practice & Procedure Rule 13 | Spinella | Motion to dismiss granted; motion to intervene denied; FEPI may participate | 12/4/09 | 12/9/09 |
| Kent v. DEM; evidentiary issues for prehearing memoranda | Spinella | Ordered to revise memoranda |
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12/17/12 | ||
| Kent v. DEM; AAD Rule 15(d); RIGL § 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7(12), 46-12-1(15), & 46-12-5; RIPDES Rule 46; Water Quality Regs. Table 2.8(D)(3) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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6/10/14 | ||
| James L. & Elizabeth B. Crawford | 11-006/WRA | RIGL §§ 42-17.7-2, 42-17.7-3(2) & 42-17.7-9; AAD Rules 7.00(a)–(b); In re: William R. Reagan | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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2/27/12 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip E. & Jacqueline Pelletier | 92-002/WRE | Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); Policy on the Application of Water Quality Standards; In re: Richard Alegria | McMahon | Request for hearing dismissed | 3/9/93 | 3/18/93 |
| Bruce E. Harrington | 92-003/WRE | Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); Policy on the Application of Water Quality Standards; In re: Richard Alegria | McMahon | Request for hearing dismissed | 3/9/93 | 3/22/93 |
| Daniel Kaplan | 92-004/WRE | Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); Policy on the Application of Water Quality Standards; In re: Richard Alegria | McMahon | Request for hearing dismissed | 3/8/93 | 3/22/93 |
| Felix De Weldon | 93-001/WRE | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 12/20/93 | 12/22/93 |
| Warren Sewer Commission & Wastewater Treatment Facility | 93-005/WRE | RIGL §§ 46-12-3(a), 46-12-3(c), 46-12-5(b), & 46-12-13; estoppel | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 4/15/94 | 4/26/94 |
| Soscia Enterprises, Inc. | 93-012/WRE | RIGL § 46-12-5; evidentiary issues and testimony | McMahon | Contested penalty dismissed | 2/8/96 | 3/21/96 |
| Quidnick Reservoir Co. | 93-017/WRE | RIGL § 42-17.7-2; AAD Rules 13.00(b), 13.00(d), & 13.00(e); Town of Smithfield v. Fanning | Lanphear | Third party may participate but not be an intervenor | 2/1/94 |
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| Town of Jamestown | 94-005/WRE | RIGL §§ 42-17.7-2, 45-13-9, 46-12-4, 46-12-4.1, & 46-12-9(a); User Fee Regs. 6(b)(iii); Russo v. Cedrone | Baffoni | Respondent found liable on MSJ | 8/11/95 |
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| RIGL § 42-35-10; In re: Warren Sewer Comm'n; In re: Gerard & Antoinette Bucci; Penalty Regs. § 12(c) | McMahon | Penalty assessed | 1/12/96 | 1/23/96 | ||
| US Optica, Inc. | 02-001/WRE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/6/02 | 12/6/02 |
| Mayflower International, Ltd. | 04-006/WRE | RIGL § 46-12-5(b); RIPDES Rules 8, 9(a), 14.02(a), 14.14, & 14.17(d); | McMahon | Penalty assessed | 5/30/06 | 5/31/06 |
| Rollingwood Acres, Inc., Smithfield Peat Co., Inc., & Smithfield Crushing Co., LLC | 06-004/WRE | Oil Pollution Control Regs. §§ 6(a), 12(b)(2), & 12(b)(3); Water Quality Regs. 8.D.2 tbl.1 & App'x C(III) | Kerins | Appeal granted in part and denied in part |
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6/27/12 |
| RIGL §§ 42-92-2(2), 42-92-2(6), 42-92-2(7), 42-92-3(a), 42-92-4, & 46-12-5(b); AAD Rule 20.00(f); In re: Truk-Away; Taft v. Pare | Kerins | Petition for litigation expenses denied |
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2/28/14 | ||
| Mungeon Realty, Inc. | 08-001/WRE | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 10/1/09 | 10/2/09 |
| Cory's Petroleum, Inc. | 08-006/WRE | RIGL § 46-12.5.1-3; Oil Pollution Control Regs. §§ 6(a), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(3), 13(a)(4), & 13(a)(6) | Kerins | Appeal denied, NOV sustained |
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8/3/11 |
| Ginalski, Mark J. D/B/A MG Marine, Inc. | 18-007/WRE | R.I.G.L. §46-12-5(a); R.I.G.L. 46-12-5(b); RIDEM’s Water Quality Regulations Part 1.11A, Part 1.13B & 1.15A | Spinella | OC&I’s Motion to Dismiss GRANTED pursuant to R.I. Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 25(1) and 41(b) | 10/26/22 | 10/26/22 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO LNG IN PVD | AAD No. 17-001/SRA | Remediation Regulations § 14.2, APA | Kerins | Appeal Dismissed | 5/18/18 | 6/18/18 |
| Global Waste Recycling | 00-001/WMA | RIGL § 23-18-9.7(3) & 23-18.9-9; Solid Waste Regs. 1.7.02(b), 1.7.15, 1.10, 7.1.01(d), 7.1.05, 7.1.06, 7.2.02–06, 7.2.08, 7.3.01–03 | McMahon | Application denied | 3/14/01 | 3/15/01 |
| TLA-Providence, LLC | 11-001/WMA | License; Super. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/21/15 |
| Peter M. Willey (Railside Envtl. Svcs.) | 13-001/WMA | RIGL § 23-18.9-9(a)(6); AAD Rule 19(b)(1)–(2) | Spinella | Third-party appeal denied & dismissed |
— |
2/14/14 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Depot, Inc/Sahyouni, Abed M. Notice of Violation OCI-UST-2018-3-00879 | 18-003/WME | R.I. General Laws §46-12-3(21) & DEM’s UST Regulations, Rule 8.04(A) | Warren | Respondent’s Appeal dismissed; NOV is upheld | 4/2/20 | 5/4/20 |
| BMC Petroleum Inc., Notice of Violation OCI-UST-18-77-00701 | 19-010/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied & dismissed; NOV in effect | 9/17/19 | 9/17/19 |
| Road Runners Food Mart, Inc., Notice of Violation OCI-UST-2018-18-03176 | 18-009/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Respondent’s Appeal denied and dismissed; NOV upheld | 8/5/19 | 8/5/19 |
| Ken Rocha Collision, LLC, Notice of Violation OCI-HW-15-83 | 18-004/WME | Superior Court ruled in PC-2019-4836 that RI DEM Administrative Adjudication Division lacks subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate matters under the Rhode Island Hazardous Waste Management Act | Kerins | Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction | 7/10/19 | 7/10/19 |
| Fairlawn Oil Service, Inc. | 91-001/GWE | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(A)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)(2), 5.00(b), & 8.00(a)(2); Bowen v. Hackett | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/27/91 | 11/29/91 |
| Loft Har Properties, Inc. | 92-001/GWE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 3/10/93 | 3/15/93 |
| Block Island Power Company | 92-002/GWE | DEM failed to respond to motion to dismiss | Byrnes | NOV dismissed | 4/2/93 | 4/5/93 |
| Pasco and Susan Raimondo (dba Pat's Service Station), Hendel Petroleum, and Myron Hendel (dba Hendel's, Inc.) | 92-004/GWE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/5/93 | 1/11/93 |
| Warren Oil Co. & Alwar Equities, Inc. | 92-010/GWE | Joint request to dismiss | Lanphear | Matter dismissed with stipulations | 7/3/92 | 7/5/92 |
| Gregory and Marion Sullivan | 93-005/GWE | AAD Rule 8.00(a)(3); Super. R. Civ. P. 36(a); General Electric Co. v. Forsell & Son, Inc.; Cardi Corp. v. State of Rhode Island; Demers v. Demers | Lanphear | Motion to respond late to request for admissions denied |
— |
4/22/94 |
| Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Lanphear | Respondents found liable |
— |
4/26/94 | ||
| RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(m) & 47-17.6-3; Penalty Regs. § 7(e) | Lanphear | Penalty sustained | 6/1/95 | 6/15/95 | ||
| Richard Fickett | 93-014/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; RIGL § 42-35-9(g); Penalty Regs. § 12(c); UST Regs. § 15.02 | Lanphear | NOV sustained, but penalty eliminated (interpreted by director) | 10/27/95 | 12/9/95 |
| Brian's Service Station & Estate of Mary Laudone | 93-015/GWE | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 7.00, 8.00, & 16.00(d); In re: Edmund Guglielmi | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 4/6/94 | 4/8/94 |
| Robert & Joyce DeLisle and East Greenwich Oil Co., Inc. | 93-026/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; UST Regs. 10.05(B), 10.08(H), & 10.13; Ferrelli v. Employment Security Dep't | Lanphear | NOV sustained in part and dismissed in part | 9/27/95 | 10/5/95 |
| Ronald Gobin and Alliance Motor Sales & Service, Inc. | 93-035/GWE | RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(u)(1) & 42-17.6-3; UST Regs. §§ 8.03(B), 10.05(B), 10.08(H), 10.09(A), & 15.02 | McMahon | NOV sustained in part and denied in part | 3/10/97 | 4/3/97 |
| Francis P. Paine, Francis P. Paine, Jr., and Paine's Texaco Service Station | 93-052/GWE | Doctrine of equitable estoppel; UST Regs. § 10.06(B); Penalty Regs. § 11(b) | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 6/20/96 | 4/3/97 |
| In re: DTP, Inc.; Penalty Regs. §§ 4(b) & 14 | Baffoni | Penalty assessed properly | 3/14/97 | 4/3/97 | ||
| James H. & Sandra J. Dobson and Wickford Service, Inc. | 93-052/GWE | UST Regs. §§ 10.06(A)–(B) & 10.10; In re: DTP, Inc.; In re: Richard Fickett; In re: Robert DeLisle et al.; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro | McMahon | NOV sustained | 1/28/97 | 2/14/97 |
| Haroutioun G. Jerejian | 93-076/GWE | RIGL §§ 9-1-19, 42-17.1-2(u), & 42-17.6-4; Warwick Sch. Comm. v. Warwick Teachers' Union | McMahon | Request for hearing dismissed | 4/29/94 | 5/4/94 |
| Anthony Giarrusso | 93-079/GWE | UST Regs. §§ 7.01, 7.05, 10.06(B), & 15.02; In re: DTP, Inc. | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/16/97 | 7/15/97 |
| People's Coal Company | 94-058/WME | UST Regs. § 10.06(B) | McMahon | NOV sustained (amended to add to order) | 8/20/96 | 12/11/96 |
| James W. Furia | 96-008/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-6(g) & 42-35-10; Penalty Regs. § 10(a)(2)(J); UST Regs. §§ 10.06 & 10.10; Wood v. Ford | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 2/5/99 | 2/14/99 |
| Gary J. Verduchi | 99-007/WME | RIGL § 46-12-9; UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 10.07(B), 10.08, 10.10(A)–(C), 13.02, & 13.04 | Lanphear | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 3/24/00 | 3/31/00 |
| Aram V. Sarkisian | 99-011/WME | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)–(b) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/9/00 | 4/9/00 |
| Rosemere Realty, Inc. | 99-022/WME | UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 11.02(c), 12.01, & 13.02(A); Penalty Regs. § 12(c); State v. A. Capuano Bros., Inc., In re: Connetta/Sweeney | McMahon | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 4/24/02 | 5/1/02 |
| Town of Johnston | 99-029/WME | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u)(1); AAD Rules 5.00(a)–(b) | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/9/00 | 4/9/00 |
| Louis Vinagro, Jr. | 99-033/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-8(a), 42-17.6-2, 42-17.6-3, & 42-17.7-8; Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.121, & 1.4.01; Penalty Regs. § 10 & 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 2/7/03 | 2/10/03 |
| Patriot Hauling Co., Inc. and Joseph & Nina Vinagro | 00-023/WME & 00-061/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-8(a), 42-17.6-2, & 42-17.6-3; Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.57; Penalty Regs. § 10 | Baffoni | NOVs sustained | 1/20/04 | 2/13/04 |
| Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. and Lanmar Corp. | 00-031/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-2 & 42-17.6-4 to -6; UST Regs. §§ 10.06(B), 10.10, 13.02(B)(5), 13.04, & 14.08(D); Penalty Regs §§ 10 & 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 1/27/03 | 1/28/03 |
| David Nickerson, Michael Nickerson, & Allen Nickerson | 00-033/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-2(u)(1), 42-17.6-3, & 42-17.6-6; RI Const., art. 1, § 8; UST Regs. §§ 5.01, 7.22, 7.58, 10.03, 10.06(B), & 10.10 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/19/01 | 11/20/01 |
| P.J. O'Donnell & Sons, Inc. | 00-059/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/6/02 | 12/6/02 |
| US Optica, Inc. | 01-006/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/6/02 | 12/6/02 |
| Ultra Metal Finishing Co., Inc. | 01-008/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 7/11/01 | 7/11/01 |
| Harry & Marie Trombley | 01-012/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 12/22/03 | 1/2/04 |
| Ronald J. Almeida, Ronald J. Almeida Trucking, Inc., Rosemary Halstead, and John & Manuel J. Almeida | 01-014/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, & 23-18.9-8(a)(1); Solid Waste Regs. 1.3.121; In re: Louis Vinagro, Jr. | McMahon | NOVs sustained in part and dismissed in part | 6/25/04 | 7/7/04 |
| David A. Loffredo | 01-016/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 1/10/03 | 1/13/03 |
| S & R Construction, Ozzi Realty Assoc., & Ozzi Realty Co. | 01-018/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 11/18/02 | 11/19/02 |
| Douglas H. Farrar | 02-011/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-7; R. Evid. 408; Penalty Regs. § 12(c) | McMahon | NOV sustained | 9/4/03 | 9/8/03 |
| Sembel Enterprises Inc., 75 Goff Ave. Realty Trust, Yohannes Bein, and Simret Zemrht | 03-002/WME | RIGL §§ 42-17.1-2(u)(1), 42-17.1-2(u)(3), 42-17.6-4, & 42-17.7-9; Super. R. Civ. P. 12 | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 9/5/03 | 9/8/03 |
| Pasco & Susan Raimondo | 03-012/WME | UST Regs. 3.01, 6.10, 6.13, 8.02(A), 8.06(B), 8.10, 8.13(A), 8.13(E)–(F), 8.14(D), 11.02(A)(3), 11.02(A)(8), 11.02(B)(3), & 11.03 | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 10/27/04 | 11/15/04 |
| Plantations Heat Treating Corp. | 04-002/WME | Respondents failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/8/04 | 3/16/04 |
| Hector R. Solis | 04-030/WME | RIGL § 42-17.7-9 | McMahon | Matter dismissed | 2/23/05 | 2/24/05 |
| National Plating, LLC | 05-006/WME | RIGL § 42-17.6-4(a); Penalty Regs. §§ 10 & 12(c) | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/22/06 | 5/23/06 |
| Automotive Recovery Svcs., Inc. & Whitco/Ameritest Corp. | 05-024/WME | Respondent Whitco failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/25/06 | 1/31/06 |
| Cumberland Farms, Inc. | 05-035/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/3/06 | 5/5/06 |
| Hemisphere Management Corporation | 06-003/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/22/06 | 3/22/06 |
| Mutual Properties 1245 Jefferson, LLC | 07-003/WME | UST Regs. § 13.02(A) & 13.05; Penalty Regs. § 12(c); In re: Medea, LLC; In re: Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. | McMahon | Penalty assessed | 7/1/08 | 7/7/08 |
| Lincoln & Lorraine Lawrence | 07-009/WME | RIGL § 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-7(12) | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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9/26/11 |
| Coastal Recycling, Inc. | 07-014/WME | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-8(e) & 42-17.6-3; Solid Waste Regs. 1.7.13, 7.1.05, 7.2.05, 7.2.06, & 7.7.01(c); Conditions of registration & operating plan | Kerins | Appeal denied |
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8/17/12 |
| Monarch Metal Finishing Co., Inc. | 08-003/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 1/20/09 | 1/21/09 |
| John Lussier | 08-005/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed | 9/18/08 | 9/18/08 |
| R&R Polishing Co., Inc. | 08-013/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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12/9/11 |
| New Property Solutions, Inc. | 09-006/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | NOV sustained | 7/15/09 | 7/15/09 |
| DCPKM Enterprises, Inc. | 09-019/WME | Respondent failed to appear | Kerins | Appeal dismissed |
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8/5/10 |
| Timpson Excavating, Inc. | 10-002/WME | RIGL § 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-8; Solid Waste Regs. 1.4.01; AAD Rule 4; In re: Earthsource, Inc., In re: 1850 Realty Corp. | Kerins | Appeal sustained |
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4/4/12 |
| Supreme Asset Management Recovery, Inc. | 13-005/WME | 40 CFR §§ 261.1(c), 261.2(e), & 262.20(f); Hazardous Waste Regs. § 5.3; Super. R. Civ. P. 56(c) | Kerins | MSJ for respondent denied |
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7/8/14 |
| Sullivan, James D., Notice of Violation OWTS 13-53 | 13 -005/IE | Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Rules 8.8, 17.7, 51.2, 51.2.3 | Kerins | Responent's Appeal Denied, Notice of Violation Upheld, two violations waived |
6/22/15 |
7/31/15 |
| Complete Waste and Recycling Svcs. d/b/a Green Recycle & Reuse | 14-004/WME | RIGL § 42-17.7-9; In re: Sembel Enterprises, Inc. | Spinella | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/24/14 |
| Railside Environmental Services, Inc. | 15-003/WME | RIGL § 42-18.9-8(a), 42-18.9-8(c) | Kerins | Appeal denied & dismissed |
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7/9/15 |
| 75 Goff Ave Realty Trust | 16-001/WME | UST Regulations Rules 8.21(H), 13.02(A), 13.05 | Spinella | Appeal Denied, Dismissed |
1/26/17 |
2/26/17 |
| R & P Investment Company, LLC | 22-004/WME | R.I.G.L. §46-12.5.1-3; Rhode Island’s Oil Pollution Control Regulations (250-RICR-14-25-2) Part 2.6(A) and Part 2.12(B)(2) | Spinella | OC&I’s Motion for Default Dismissal GRANTED and Respondent’s Appeal dismissed | 11/3/22 | 11/3/22 |
| Service Transport Group, Inc. | 22-006/WME | Solid Waste Regulations Part 1.9(N) | Spinella | OC&I’s Motion to Dismiss GRANTED pursuant to R.I. Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b) and Rule 1.8 of the Rules and Regulations for the Administrative Adjudication Division | 11/17/22 | 11/17/22 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of East Greenwich | 20-002/ARE | OAR issued Minor Source Permit to Medrecycler-RI, Inc. pursuant to 250-RICR-120-05-9, Air Pollution Control Permits and Town of East Greenwich appealed said permit. | Spinella | Appeal dismissed; AAD does not have subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rhode Island Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) | 9/9/2020 | |
| Taraco Environmental Services, Inc. | 91-002/AHA, 91-005/AHE, & 91-007/AHE | Super. R. Civ. P. 56(b) & 56(c) | Baffoni | MSJ denied | 10/25/91 | — |
| RIGL §§ 23-19.1-10(b)(8), 23-19.1-10(c), & 42-35-14; Chernov Enters. Inc. v. Sarkas | Baffoni | Motion for order to issue permit denied | 12/6/91 | — | ||
| RIGL §§ 23-19.1-9 & 23-19.1-10; Hazardous Waste Regs. §§ 5.02, 5.04, & 5.10; Larue v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles; burden of proof | Baffoni | NOV and denial of application sustained | 7/15/92 | 7/24/92 | ||
| Abate and Ursillo Plating Co., et al. | 92-011/AHE | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u) | Lanphear | No jurisdiction when hearing not requested; motion denied as to the party requesting a hearing | 7/30/91 | 7/30/91 |
| Lee & Richard Abbott | 91-017/AHE | AAD Rules 5.00(b) & 8.00(2) | Byrnes | Third-party respondent MSJ granted | 5/19/93 | 5/21/93 |
| Respondent Lee Abbott failed to appear | Byrnes | NOV sustained | 6/3/93 | 6/7/93 | ||
| Fredric Dupuis Spotless Cleaners | 92-001/AHE | DEM failed to respond to motion to dismiss | McMahon | NOV dismissed | 2/3/92 | 2/3/92 |
| Manuel Furtado Jr. and Bristol Sandblasting Co. | 92-015/AHE | RIGL §§ 23-19.1-4(4), 23-19.1-8, 23-19.1-9, & 23-19.1-10(a); Hazardous Waste Regs. §§ 3.25, 7.01, & 7.09 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 6/8/95 | 6/15/95 |
| Theodore Shulterbrandt and Buttonwoods Cleaners & Tailors, Inc. | 92-035/AHE | 11 U.S.C. § 362; RIGL § 42-17.7-2; In re: Lakeview Farm, Inc.; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro | Baffoni | Third-party complaint dismissed | 12/9/93 | — |
| N.E. Ecological Development, Inc., Louis Vinagro, Jr., Beverly Vinagro, & Anthony Vinagro | 92-042/AHE, 92-044/AHE, & 92-045/AHE | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-4 & 42-17.7-2; AAD Rules 9.00(a); withdrawal of request for hearing | Baffoni | Motion denied due to lack of jurisdiction | 4/16/98 | 9/21/98 |
| THBC, Inc. | 92-043/AHE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 12/21/93 | 12/22/93 |
| West Shore Exteriors, Inc. | 92-058/AHE | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 8/10/93 | 8/13/93 |
| Birchwood Realty, Inc. | 93-001/AHA | RIGL § 23-18.9-9; Birchwood Realty, Inc. v. Grant; Ocean Road Partners v. State of Rhode Island | Baffoni | Governing law determined | 3/31/94 | 4/5/94 |
| Michael Marra | 93-016/AHE | RIGL §§ 23-19.1-4(3) & 23-19.1-10(a); Hazardous Waste Regs. §§ 3.19, 5.01, 5.03, 5.04, & 5.08 | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 5/25/95 | 6/2/95 |
| Daryl Johnson | 93-028/AHE | AAP Rule 8.00; In re: Edmund Guglielmi; In re: Cumberland Park Homes, Inc. | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 9/8/93 | 9/13/93 |
| Richie Construction Corp. | 94-007/ARE | R.I. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(D) | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/3/96 | 1/18/96 |
| Rhody Rovers Motorcycle Club | 99-001/FEA | Rules and Regulations for the Control, Government and Use of Property Under the Care, Control or Custody of DEM; Newbay Corp. v. Annarummo | Lanphear | Appeal denied | 2/26/99 | 3/1/99 |
| Cotoia & Clean Cut Landscaping, Inc. | 04-005/MM | RIGL §§ 7-1.1-13(a), 42-17.1-2(u)(1), 42-17.1-2(u)(5), 42-17.6-4, & 42-17.7-9; Super. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(3); In re: Sembel Enterprises, Inc. | McMahon | Motion to dismiss granted | 9/15/05 | 9/23/05 |
| Mauricio Machado | 06-001/ARE | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 10/23/06 | 10/26/06 |
| Material Sampling Technologies, LLC | 15-001/ARA |
|
Kerins | Appeal Denied, Department's Motion to Dismiss was Granted | — | 9/16/15 |
| Hone, Frederick T., Jr. | 08-001/MM | 42-17.6-6 and the Rules and Regulations for the Assessment of Administrative Penalties | David Kerins | Appeal is Denied and Dismissed and sustained | 10/27/15 |
| Case Name | AAD No. (Key) | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Hearing Officer | Decision | Date Issued | Final Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Frost | Application 67-12-1 | Definition of a marina versus a private dock | Morin | Appeal denied | 2/20/86 | 2/20/86 |
| City of Warwick and Warwick Sewer Authority | NOV of 12 February 1986 | RIGL § 46-12-5; RIPDES Regs. 14.02, 14.05, & 14.20(c) | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 7/24/86 | 7/24/86 |
| John Conti, Rose, & Richard Conti, and Mutual Motors, Inc. | Freshwater Wetlands Apps. 4964 & 86-0017F and NOV C90-0089 | 1979 NOV | Unknown | NOV sustained but restoration stayed (decision unavailable) | Unk. | 9/24/87 |
| Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 1.03(a), 1.03(b), 2.02, 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b) | Lanphear | Applications denied | 5/26/88 | 5/26/88 | ||
| Jurisdiction of AAD | Lanphear | Request to lift stay denied | 4/1/94 |
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| RIGL §§ 2-1-21 & 2-1-24 | McMahon | NOV sustained | 8/26/94 | 9/9/94 | ||
| Central Landfill | Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-8.1 & 23-19-11; Solid Waste Regs. 6.03, 6.04(2), & 10.05(b)(1) | Lanphear | Permit granted with conditions | 3/23/88 | 3/23/88 |
| Conditions of March 23, 1988 decision | Lanphear | Request to revise conditions granted in part and denied in part | 5/26/88 | 5/26/88 | ||
| RIGL § 42-103-2; 1988 H.R. 8277 sub. A; 1988 S. 3068 sub. A | Lanphear | Conditions further revised | 9/12/88 | 9/15/88 | ||
| Paul Pimentel | Freshwater Wetlands Enforcement C-2419 | RIGL § 2-1-21 | Southgate | NOV sustained | 6/3/88 | 6/6/88 |
| Quonset Point/ Davisville Industrial Park Recovery Facility | Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation | Solid Waste Regs. in general, but notably Operating Rules 7, 9, & 17, and Construction Rules 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, & 12 | Grant | License granted with conditions | 10/3/88 | 10/3/88 |
| RIGL §§ 23-19-11.1 & 42-17.1-2(j); DEM Practice & Procedure Rule 14.00-3(b) | Grant | Request to revise conditions granted in part and denied in part, but reversed and remanded in part by director | 2/3/89 | 2/7/89 | ||
| Air Pollution Control Regs. 7 | Grant | Conditions added to license | 5/18/89 | 5/18/89 | ||
| Clean Air Act; 40 CFR § 60.58a(a); Air Pollution Control Regs. 7 & 9 | McMahon | Conditions further revised | 1/15/93 | 1/27/93 | ||
| Wings Financial Marketing Corp. | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0276F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19 | Baffoni | Application denied | 10/13/89 | 10/13/89 |
| Alice I. Wheeler | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0704F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18, 2-1-19, 2-1-20, & 2-1-24(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 1.03(a), 1.03(b), 2.02, 5.03(c), 7.02, 7.03, 7.06(a), & 7.06(b) | Grant | Application denied | 10/30/89 | 10/31/89 |
| John & Joananne Marshall | Freshwater Wetlands App. 5017F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19 | Director | Application approved in part by director (hearing officer opinion unavailable) | Unk. | 4/6/90 |
| Ferland Corporation and Village Park Partnership II | Freshwater Wetlands Apps. 87-0160F & 88-0709F | RIGL § 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(b), 5.03(c)(6), & 5.03(c)(7) | Sullivan | Application granted with conditions | 4/17/90 | Unk. |
| RIGL § 2-1-22(d); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 8.01(a); condition attached to permit | Director | Petition to strike condition denied, but deadline extended |
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1/25/91 | ||
| Robert Zanella | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0072F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 1.00, 5.03(b), & 5.03(c) | Baffoni | Permit granted with conditions | 5/3/90 | 5/4/90 |
| Richard Bzdyra | Freshwater Wetlands Apps. 88-0126F, 88-0127F, & 88-0128F | RIGL §§ 2-1-21, 2-1-24(a), & 2-1-27(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(b), 5.03(c) & 7.06(b); Siravo v. Bendick | Grant | Applications denied |
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9/7/90 |
| Harold Large III | Freshwater Wetlands App. 89-0140F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(7) & 7.06(b) | Byrnes | Application granted with conditions | 10/1/90 | 10/1/90 |
| Environmental Scientific Corp. and Westerly Plaza Phase II | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0557F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-24(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(4)–(7), & 7.06(b); Water Pollution Control Regs. 7.2 | Clifton | Application denied by director (hearing officer opinion unavailable) | 8/22/90 | 11/2/90 |
| Michael Cullen | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0966F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(b), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Application granted | 10/16/90 | 11/5/90 |
| Marcia Grant | ISDS App. 8823-28 | ISDS Regs. 10.01, 10.02, & 15.02 | McMahon | Application denied | 11/1/90 | 11/5/90 |
| Kambiz Karbassi | Freshwater Wetlands Apps. 89-0047F & 89-0048F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(5), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b); Downing Corp. v. Bendick | Byrnes | Application denied, and affirmed by director with interpretation | 9/24/90 | 11/20/90 |
| Roy O. Dubs | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0973F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(b), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Application denied | 11/16/90 | 11/21/90 |
| Richard Conti | Freshwater Wetlands App. 89-0257F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(2) & 7.06(b); Pointer v. Texas; State v. Raposa; Super R. Civ. P. 41(b)(2) | Byrnes | Application denied | 12/21/90 | 12/24/90 |
| Peter L. Ryan with David R. Emond | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0560F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(2), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Application denied | 12/7/90 | 12/26/90 |
| Robert Votolato | Freshwater Wetlands App. 89-0848F | State v. Corcoran; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c), 7.06(b) & 11.02 | Byrnes | Application denied | 1/15/91 | 1/15/91 |
| Bleach Avenue Corp. | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0778F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03 & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Application denied | 1/4/91 | 1/18/91 |
| Moorehead Brothers, Inc. | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0932F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c) & 7.06(b); Wetlands Crossing Policy; In re: Alice Wheeler | Lanphear | Application approved as revised | 2/20/91 | 2/22/91 |
| Richard Alegria | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0894F | RIGL § 2-1-21; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(2), 7.06(a), & 7.06(b) | McMahon | Application denied | 2/27/91 | 3/2/91 |
| Bettez Constr. Co. & Bettez Recycling, Inc. | NOV SW 90-11 | RIGL §§ 23-18.9-5 & 23-18.9-7; Solid Waste Regs. 3.50 & 5.01 | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 2/14/91 | 3/5/91 |
| David Bamber | Freshwater Wetlands App. 89-0334F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(2), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06(b) | Baffoni | Application denied | 3/6/91 | 3/8/91 |
| Thomas S. Christensen | ISDS App. 8813-148 | ISDS Regs. 15.02; Gara Realty v. Zoning Board of Review | Sullivan | Application denied | 3/8/91 | 3/8/91 |
| Profile Construction Company | Freshwater Wetlands App. 89-0555F | Gryguc v. Bendick; In re: Kambiz Karbassi; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03 & 7.06 | Director | Application denied by director (hearing officer ruling unavailable) |
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4/3/91 |
| Profile Constr. Co. v. DEM; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(6), 5.03(c)(7), & 7.06 | Director | Application denied again upon remand from Superior Court |
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2/2/93 | ||
| Manuel Rezendes | Freshwater Wetlands App. 85-0400F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03 | Clifton | Application denied | 4/2/91 | 4/4/91 |
| Bernard Nordin | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0557F | Applicant failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 4/18/91 | 4/19/91 |
| Riverside Mills & Barry Lewis | NOV ERB 90-08 | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | Appeal dismissed | 5/1/91 | 5/2/91 |
| C.E. Ryder Corp. | Unknown NOV | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 5/6/91 | 5/7/91 |
| Rudolph Desautels | NOV C-1737 | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | Appeal dismissed | 5/16/91 | 5/16/91 |
| Dennis Grillo | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0527F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(7) & 7.06(b); Downing Corp. v. Bendick; In re: Alice Wheeler; In re: Moorehead Bros., Inc. | Lanphear | Application denied | 6/18/91 | 6/20/91 |
| North American Broadcasting | ERB #91-11 | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u); Mauricio v. Zoning Bd. of Review of City of Pawtucket | Lanphear | Request for hearing dismissed | 6/25/91 | 6/26/91 |
| Bruce T. Cunard and ROW Acquisition, Inc., dba Reliable Shellfish | N/A | RIGL § 42-17.7-5; La Petite Auberge v. R.I. Comm'n for Human Rights; Davis v. Wood; Bowen v. Hackett | Lanphear | Motion to recuse denied | 7/14/91 | 7/17/91 |
| Itrot Realty | Freshwater Wetlands Enforcement C-1208 | RIGL § 42-17.1-2(u); In re: North American Broadcasting | Lanphear | Appeal dismissed | 7/21/91 | 7/30/91 |
| Warren J. & David W. Sloat, Joseph A. Lavendusky, and Nicholas McCormick | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-1042F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(7) & 7.06(b) | Clifton | Application denied | 7/23/91 | 8/2/91 |
| Robert and Deborah Booth | Freshwater Wetlands App. 88-0325F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c)(7) & 7.06(b); In re: Profile Constr. Co; In re: Kambiz Karbassi | McMahon | Application granted with conditions, but reversed by director | 7/17/91 | 8/8/91 |
| Blackstone Valley District Commission | RIPDES Permit No. R.I. 0100072 | Combined Sewer Overflow Policy; RIPDES Regs.; permit compliance scheduling | Lanphear | Appeal of Save the Bay denied | 8/14/91 | 8/20/91 |
| John Strafach | ISDS App. 8936-187 | ISDS Regs. 3.05, 21.01(b), & 21.01(d) | Byrnes | Application denied | 9/5/91 | 9/9/91 |
| Frank and Robert Howard | NOV C90-0136 | Respondents failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 9/9/91 | 9/9/91 |
| Eugene Alvernaz | NOV C89-0142 | Respondent failed to appear | McMahon | NOV sustained | 11/27/91 | 11/28/91 |
| National Velour | NOV of 5 June 1990; 90-15-AP | RIGL §§ 23-23-6, 23-23-14, & 42-17.6-2; Air Pollution Control Regs. 19.3 & 19.5 | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 12/11/91 | 12/15/91 |
| National Velour Corp. v. Durfee; In re: DTP, Inc.; RIGL § 42-17.6-4(a) | Lanphear | Penalty instructions issued | 3/12/96 |
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| James and Scott Fraza | Freshwater Wetlands App. 90-0140 | Principles of summary judgment; stipulated facts | Byrnes | Appeal dismissed | 12/30/91 | 12/31/91 |
| Joseph Cinquegrano | NOVs C-1355 & C-1390 | Respondent failed to appear | Baffoni | NOVs sustained | 1/21/92 | 1/21/92 |
| Frederick W. and Louisa G. Williams | NOV C-2771 | RIGL §§ 2-1-21 & 42-17.6-4(a); State v. A. Capuano Bros., Inc; state v. Distante; AAD Rule 15.00(o) | Baffoni | NOV dismissed, but reversed and remanded by director | 1/17/92 | 1/31/92 |
| RIGL §§ 2-1-23, 2-1-24, & 42-17.1-2(v)(ii); Penalty Regs. §§ 9 & 11 | Baffoni | NOV and penalty sustained, and affirmed by director | 2/13/92 | 2/17/92 | ||
| Charles Greene, Sr., D'Ambra Constr. Co., and RIDOT | NOVs C-2335, C-2299, & C-2331 | Gagnon v. State; Forecaster of Boston, Inc. v. Woonsocket Sponging Co. | McMahon | RIDOT's motion to dismiss denied | 2/18/92 |
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| Justin Parrillo | NOV C89-0144 | RIGL §§ 2-1-20 & 2-1-21; Conklin Limestone v. DEM; Sarter v. Arkansas Gas Corp. | Baffoni | Respondent found liable on MSJ | 3/17/92 | 3/19/92 |
| Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c); ISDS Regs. 2.16 | Baffoni | NOV and penalty sustained | 8/28/92 | 9/4/92 | ||
| John Huling, Sr. | NOV C89-0168 | RIGL § 42-17.7-8; AAD Rules 2.00 & 5.00 | McMahon | Motion for sanctions denied | 3/23/92 |
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| Truk-Away of R.I., Inc. | NOV of 9 March 1987 | RIGL § 42-35-9(b)(4); 40 CFR § 261; Hazardous Waste Regs. § 3.25; Providence Gas Co. v. Burke; Egan v. Bendick; notice requirements | Byrnes | NOV dismissed, but amended by director | 7/8/91 | 4/8/92 |
| RIGL §§ 23-19.1-16, 23-19.1-22(a), 42-17.1-2(v), 42-17.6-2, 42-9-2, & 42-93-3; AAD Rule 19.00 | Byrnes | Litigation expenses awarded | 8/6/93 |
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| Stephen Fuoroli | NOV C90-0082 | RIGL § 2-1-23; In re: John Huling, Sr.; In re: John Travassos; In re: Richard and Anita Ally | McMahon | Intervenor's request to remove NOV denied | 4/20/92 |
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| Jose Arruda | NOV C-2423 | RIGL § 42-17.7-5 | Lanphear | Division allowed to amend prehearing memo | 4/27/92 |
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| Thomas D. Goodman | NOV IS 90-31 | Respondent failed to appear | Byrnes | NOV sustained | 5/7/92 | 5/8/92 |
| Antonelli Plating | NOV 89-23-AP | RIGL §§ 23-23-6, 23-23-8, 42-17.1-2(u), 42-17.6-3, & 42-17.6-6; Penalty Regs. §§ 9, 10(b), 11, & Penalty Matrix; Air Pollution Control Regs. 18.2 & 18.3 | McMahon | NOV sustained with amendments | 5/15/92 | 5/20/92 |
| Mafalda Mura | NOV C90-0109 | RIGL § 42-17.7-2; Shawmut Bank of R.I. v. Rosciti Constr., Inc. | Byrnes | Motion to require third party to file answer denied | 5/21/92 |
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| Steven L. Hamel | NOV C90-0090 | Applicant failed to appear | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 5/26/92 | 5/27/92 |
| Elizabeth Laliberte | NOV C90-0114 | Super. R. Civ. P. 37; State v. Corcoran | Byrnes | State's motions to compel and dismiss denied | 5/29/92 |
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| Henry Palazzo | NOV C90-0031 | RIGL §§ 42-17.6-7 & 42-17.7-2; Bowen v. Hackett | Byrnes | Motion to dismiss denied | 5/29/92 |
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| Thomas J. Hebert | NOV C90-0200 | AAD Rule 12.00(a); Super. R. Civ. P. 33, 34(a)(1), & 34(b) | Lanphear | Motion to compel production denied | 7/19/92 |
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| Mitchell J. & Tammie J. Parkhurst | NOV C90-0165 | AAD Rule 8.00(a)(2) | McMahon | Respondents found liable on MSJ | 7/14/92 | 7/20/92 |
| Super. R. Civ. P. 60(b); Pari v. Pari; King v. Brown; Greco v. Safeco Ins. Co. | McMahon | Prior MSJ vacated | 2/26/93 | 3/3/93 | ||
| RIGL §§ 21-2-1, 21-2-3, 42-17.6-6, 42-17.7-6, & 42-35-15; In re: Michael Parrilla; Corrigan v. DEM; Lerner v. Gill; Hyszko v. Barbour; laches | McMahon | NOV sustained (with director note) | 12/13/93 | 12/24/93 | ||
| Smithfield Venture & R.I. Central Credit Union | Freshwater Wetlands App. 86-0449F | Applicant failed to appear | McMahon | Division's motion to dismiss granted | 8/3/92 | 8/14/92 |
| Naval Education & Training Center | NOV of 23 October 1990 | Division failed to appear; RIGL § 42-17.7-6; AAD Rule 16.00(b); Super. R. Civ. P. 54 | McMahon | Division's motion to stay denied | 10/13/92 | 10/19/92 |
| Peter Marte | NOV C90-0182 | AAD Rule 12; DEM Rule 12 Interpretation; Super. R. Civ. P. 26(b) & 34 | McMahon | Respondent's motion to compel mostly sustained | 12/30/92 |
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| Town of Westerly | NOV GW 90-10-T | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 1/8/93 | 1/12/93 |
| James Corrigan | NOV C-2621 | RIGL §§ 2-1-21(a) & 2-1-24(a); J.M. Mills, Inc. v. Murphy; Profile Constr. Co. v. DEM; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 3.05 | Byrnes | Penalty upheld, but respondent allowed to file "after the fact" application; latter portion reversed by director | 2/8/93 | 2/25/93 |
| Joseph Iaciofano | NOV C-2623 | RIGL §§ 2-1-21(a), 2-1-23, & 2-1-24(a); Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 2.02; Wood v. Davis | Baffoni | NOV sustained | 3/1/93 | 3/5/93 |
| Kickemuit Klose, Inc. | Freshwater Wetlands Enforcement C-2494 | Respondent failed to appear | Lanphear | NOV sustained | 6/4/93 | 6/8/93 |
| Cornell Enterprises (aka Abb Labs, Inc.) and Lee & Richard Abbott | NOV ERB 91-09 | RIGL §§ 23-19.1-4(3), 23-19.1-4(9), & 23-19.1-10(a); 40 CFR §§ 69.11, 262.12, 262.34(b), 264.173, & 264.175; Hazardous Waste Regs. §§ 3.24, 3.25, 3.50, 5.01–5.04, 5.08, 5.10, & 7.01A | Byrnes | NOV sustained | 8/6/93 | 8/11/93 |
| General Properties | N/A | RIGL § 46-12-5; Oil Pollution Control Regs. 11(e); chain of custody; preponderance of evidence | McMahon | NOV sustained in part and dismissed in part, but amended by director | 7/7/93 | 8/13/93 |
| DTP, Inc. | UST NOV #726 | Super. R. Civ. P. 15(a) & 15(d); Inleasing Corp. v. Jessup | Byrnes | Request to amend granted; corrected NOV ordered | 3/17/93 |
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| UST Regs. 10.05(B), 10.06, 10.07, 10.08(H), & 10.13; 1985 UST Regs. 9(a), 9(c)–(f), & 15; In re: Barbara D'Allesandro; effective date of penalty regulations | Byrnes | NOV sustained, but remanded to recalculate penalty | 5/1/95 | 4/8/96 | ||
| 1987 & 1992 Penalty Regs.; Water Pollution Control Penalty Matrix; Administrative Penalty Worksheets | Byrnes | Penalties reduced (affirmed by director) | 12/5/95 | 4/8/96 | ||
| W. Albert Martin & Helene C. Martin | Freshwater Wetlands App. 87-0440F | RIGL §§ 2-1-18 & 2-1-19; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 1.00 | Sullivan | NOV sustained | Copy is undated & unsigned | |
| [3] These decisions were generally decided by AAD, but arose from applications or enforcement actions initiated prior to AAD's commencement of operations on June 18, 1990. |
| Case Name | AAD or Application No. | Statutes, Regulations, or Cases Addressed | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbay Corp. | RIPDES App. 0021750 | Permit condition I.A.6; RIPDES Regs. Rule 49; use of baseline studies | Request for hearing granted | 12/3/90 |
| James Romanella & Sons, Inc. | Freshwater Wetlands Apps. 4053 & 86-696F | RIGL § 2-1-22(d); 1981 decision and order; prior permit mooting current application | Permit conditional on satisfying 1981 decision and order | 4/18/91 |
| Rule 12 Statement of Interpretation |
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AAD Rule 12.00(a); Super. R. Civ. P. 34 | Superior Court discovery rules generally apply | 4/30/91 |
| City of Warwick re: T.F. Green State Airport Truk-Away Landfill |
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RIGL § 42-17.7-6; concurrent proceedings | Petition for declaratory ruling denied | 7/23/91 |
| Airport Landfill | 91-001/AHA | RIGL §§ 2-1-22, 42-35-1(f), & 42-35-15(a); Solid Waste Regs. 16.01 & 16.02; Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 4.02 & 4.03; Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake v. Davis; In re: Moorehead Bros., Inc. | Petition for declaratory ruling denied (written by Baffoni) | 10/15/91 |
| Environmental Scientific Corp. & John Travassos | RIPDES App. RI 0021750 | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 5.03(c) | DEM can find alteration unnecessary | 3/20/92 |
| Lake Wionkhiege Improvement Ass'n | Freshwater Wetlands App. 91-0154F | Freshwater Wetlands Regs. 2.03 | All owners of an affected wetland must sign application, not just subject property | 3/23/92 |
| Birchwood Realty, Inc. | 93-001/AHA | Consolidation of issues, separation of issues, and timing of appeals from hearing officers to director | Petition for declaratory ruling dismissed without prejudice | 1/21/94 |
| BARCO L.P. |
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DEM Practice & Procedure Rule 18.00; Lamb v. Perry; Lombardi v. Goodyear Loan Co.; Berberian v. Travisano | Petition for declaratory ruling denied (written by Lanphear) | 3/13/95 |
| Arpad Merva |
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RIGL § 42-35-8; Lombardi v. Goodyear Loan Co.; Berberian v. Travisano | Petition for declaratory ruling denied (written by Baffoni) | 9/13/95 |
| Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. |
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Air Pollution Control Reg. 9 | Petition for declaratory ruling denied; matter sent back to OAR | 6/15/00 |
| Heath Managment Co. re: Bonnet Shores Beach Club | Related to 04-013/ISA | RIGL § 34-36.1-2.10 & 34-36-3(18); ISDS Regs. 1.00 | Petition for declaratory ruling denied (written by Lanphear) | 5/24/04 |
| Pond View Recycling, Inc. | 03-001/WMA | RIGL § 42-17.7-8; AAD Rule 6.00 | Witness-employee ordered to answer the question presented | 6/14/05 |
| VASG re: DVI, LLC & Dowling Village Project | Freshwater Wetlands App. 07-0236 | AAD Rule 6.00(c)(4); Water Quality Regs. and antidegradation provisions | Project must abide by antidegradation provisions and obtain RIPDES permit | 11/20/09 |
| VASG re: RIPDES MS4 permit |
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RIGL §§ 42-35-1(4), 42-35-1(8), 42-35-1(10), & 42-35-8; AAD Rule 6.00(a) | Petition for declaratory ruling denied | 5/2/14 |