PATRICK HEANEY vs. JAN H. REITSMA, DIRECTOR, RIDEM

Apr 14, 2008

OUTCOME: RIDEM Director's decision reversed.

Decision of the director of the DEM to reject the hearing officer’s recommendation to grant Heaney a gill net endorsement upgrade to his multipurpose commercial fishing license was clearly erroneous in ... view of the record, affected by error of law, arbitrary, and constituted an abuse of discretion. Heaney’s rights were substantially prejudiced. https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SuperiorCourt/DecisionsOrders/03-3931.pdf#search=heaney