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Office of Administrative Adjudication Decisions

Water Resources Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Sakonnet Point Club 02-007/WRA RIPDES Regs 11.02(a)(14)(i)(A); Water Quality Regs 8.D.1.(f),8.D.1.(g),18, Antidegradation Implementation Policy Lanphear Recommended Final Appeal Dismissed 10/14/03
Freshwater Wetlands Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
J.T. O'Connell Realty Company (appeal filed by Kirk Hindman) 03-002/FWA RIGL §42-35-1, 42-35-9(a), 42-17.7-2; Freshwater Wetlands Regs 9.05(E)(4)(a); AAD Rules 7.00(a), 2.00(c)(1) Baffoni Motion to Dismiss Appeal Dismissed 9/15/03
Waste Management Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Global Waste Recycling 00-001/WMA RIGL §23-18.9-1, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-9; Solid Waste Rules 1.5.01, 1.5.05, 1.3.47, 1.7.02, 1.7.15, 7.1.01, 7.1.05, 7.1.06, 7.2.02, 7.2.03, 7.2.04, 7.2.05, 7.2.06, 7.2.08, 7.3.01, 7.3.02, 7.3.03 McMahon Recommended Final License Denied 3/15/01
Fish & Wildlife Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Alan Eagles & Ace Lobster Company 01-002/F&WA 2001 Memo of Understanding/Memo of Agreement between DEM & the NMFS, RIMFR 15.14.1, 15.14.1-1, 15.14.1-4, 15.14.1-8, 15.14.1-11, 15.14.1-12, 15.2.1, 15.12.3 McMahon Recommended Final Application Denied 11/7/02
Bannick, Bruce 02-001/F&WA N/A McMahon Recommended Final Appeal Dismissed 3/27/03
Sherer, Mark H. 01-001/F&WA N/A Lanphear Recommended Final Appeal Dismissed 3/21/03
Commercial Fishing License Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Champlin, Jr., Kenneth 01-064/MSA RIGL §20-2-1.1 Baffoni Motion to Dismiss Appeal Dismissed 8/24/01
Chapman, Raymond 01-040/MSA RIGL §20-2-1.1 Lanphear Recommended Final License Granted 6/13/01
Heaney, Patrick J. 03-001/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-1; RIMFR 6.7-10 Baffoni Recommended Decision and Order

Final Decision and Order

License Denied 6/27/03
Hochman, David 03-007/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-4(g); 20-2.1-6(1)(ii)(B); RIMFR 6.7-3(d) Baffoni Recommended Decision and Order

Final Decision and Order

License Denied 8/8/03
Lackey, Kevin J. 02-001/MSA RIGL §20-2-1.1(a) Lanphear Motion to Dismiss Appeal Dismissed 5/17/02
Manchester, Everett, Jr. 03-021/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-5(g), 20-2.1-5(1)(iii); RIMFR 7.1; Super.R.Civ.P. 50 McMahon Motion for Summary Judgment License Denied 3/23/04
Oliveira, Mark 03-004/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-5; RIMFR 7 Baffoni Recommended Final License Denied 7/9/03
Riley, Steven J. 03-011/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-5(1)(ii); RIMFR 7.2(a), 6.7-4(a); Super.R.Civ.P. 56(c) Lanphear Motion for Summary Judgment License Denied 1/29/04
Roach III, Robert N. 02-002/MSA RIGL §42-17.7-2, 42-35-1.1, 42-35-14, 42-35-9, 42-35-1, 20-2-1.1(a) McMahon Motion to Dismiss Appeal Dismissed 8/28/02
Soares, Michael A. 01-023/MSA RIGL §20-1-3, 20-2-1.1, 20-2-8.1 McMahon Recommended Final License Denied 6/25/01
Swanbeck, Mark 01-026/MSA RIGL §20-1-3, 20-2-1.1, 20-2-8.1 McMahon Recommended Final License Denied 6/14/01
Thibeault, Brian 03-006/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-12, 20-2.1-5, 20-2.1-3, 20-2.1-9; RIMFR 6.7.10, 6.8-7(c), 7 McMahon Recommended Final License Denied 6/27/03
Trouve, Michael 03-010/MSA RIGL §20-2.1-5(1)(iii), 20-2.1-4(g), 20-2.1-12(b); RIMFR 7.1 Baffoni Motion for Summary Judgment Appeal Dismissed 12/11/03
Vieira, Antonio M. 00-014/MSA RIGL §20-2-1.1 Lanphear Recommended Final License Denied 10/25/00
ISDS Application Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Champlin, Rodman & Kathy 02-004/ISA, 02-005/ISA and 02-006/ISA N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 6/17/03
Crispi, Robert Hilda 01-002/ISA RIGL §42-15-1.1, 42-17.7-2, 42-35-1.1, 42-35-14, 42-35-9, 42-35-1; AAD RULES 2.00, 3.00, 13.00, 14.00; ISDS RULES 21.00, 21.02 McMahon Recommended Final Dismissed Appeal 11/30/01
Johnston Corporation 02-012/ISA RIGL §46-13.2-8; ISDS RULES 2.01(a), 2.14, 3.05(1), 20.02, 21.02 Baffoni Recommended Final Application Denied 4/28/04
Waste Management Enforcement Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Acme Plumbing, Heating & Fuel Oil Co., Inc. 02-002/SRE N/A McMahon Recommended Final Final Default 12/22/03
Ronald J. Almeida / Ronald J. Almeida Trucking, Inc. / Rosemary Halstead / John Almeida / Manuel J. Almeida 01-014/WME Solid Waste Regs 1.3.121; R.I.G.L. §23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-8 McMahon Recommended Final Sustained in Part/ Dismissed in Part 7/7/04
Cove, Charles T. & Cove Metal Co. 01-003/SRE UST REGS §8.00, 15.02(A); R.I.G.L. §23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7, 46-12-5(a) and (b), 46-12-28 Lanphear Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 4/1/03
Farrar, Douglas H. 02-011/WME R.I.G.L. §23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-7; Rules of Evidence 408; Penalty Regs. §12(c) McMahon Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 9/8/03
Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. And Lanmar Corporation 00-031/WME UST REGS §10.06(B), 10.10(A)(B)and(C), 13.02(B)(5), 13.04,14.08(D); Penalty Regs §10,1 2(c); R.I.G.L. § 42-17.6-2, 42-17.6-4, 42-17.6-5, 42-17.6-6 McMahon Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 1/28/03
Loffredo, David A. 01-016/WME N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 1/13/03
Mild, Inc. 94-024/SRE N/A Lanphear Recommended Final Record Agreement Implemented as Final Order 10/11/02
Neuschatz, Sanford 00-002/SRE UST REGS §14.11 and 14.12 Penalty Regs §12(c) McMahon Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 3/1/02
Nickerson, David / Nickerson, Michael / Nickerson, Allen 00-033/WME RIGL §42-17.6-2, 3 and 6, 42-17.1(u)(1), RI Constitution Article 1 §8; UST REGS 5.01, 7.22, 7.58, 10.06(B)(1), 10.06(B)(9), 10.10(A), 10.10(B), 10.10(c), 15.03, 15.04, 15.05, 15.08, 15.11, 15.12 Baffoni Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 11/19/01
Patriot Hauling Co., Inc. and Joseph & Nina Vinagro 00-023/WME and 00-061/WME RIGL §23-18.9-8, 23-18.9-8(a)(1), 23-18.9-5, 23-18.9-5(b), 23-18.9-7, 42-17.6-2, 42-17.6-3; Solid Waste Regs 1.3.57; Penalty Regs §10 Baffoni Recommended Final Notices of Violation Upheld 2/13/04
P.J. O'Donnell & Sons, Inc. 00-059/WME N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 12/6/02
Plantations Heat Treating Corp. 04-002/WME N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 3/8/04
Rosemere Realty, Inc. 99-022/WME UST REGS §§10.06(B), 13.02(A), 11.02(c), 12.01 Penalty Regs §12(c) McMahon Recommended Final Sustained in Part/
Dismissed in Part
4/24/02
S & R Construc-tion/
Ozzi Realty
01-018/WME N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 11/19/02
Sembel Enterprises Inc./75 Goff Ave. Realty Trust/
Yohannes Bein/Simret Zemrht
03-002/WME RIGL §42-17.6-4, 42-17.1-2(u)(1),42-17.1-2(u)3,42-17.7-9; Super.R.Civ.P. 12 Baffoni Recommended Final Final Dismissal 9/8/03
US Optica, Inc. 01-006/WME N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 12/6/02
Vinagro, Louis, Jr. 99-033/WME RIGL §23-18.9-8, 23-18.9-7, 23-18.9-5, 42-17.6-3, 42-17.7-8; Solid Waste Regs 1.4.01; 1.3.121; 7.3.02, 1.3.171; Penalty Regs 12(c) and 10 McMahon Recommended Final Notice of Violaton Upheld 2/10/03
Water Resources Enforcement Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
US Optica, Inc. 02-001/WRE N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 12/6/02
Division of Enforcement Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Loftes, Brian K. 00-001/ENE RIGL §42-35-3, 42-35-4, 20-1-3; RIMFR 7.7.3 Baffoni Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 5/30/01
Manville, Shawn J. 01-002/ENE RIMFC REG. 7.7.2, 7.7.5 Lanphear Recommended Final Notice of Suspension Dismissed 4/9/04
Pirri, Angelo 00-006/ENE RIGL §20-7-7.1; RIMFC REG. 15.11(a) Lanphear Recommended Final Sustained in Part/Dismissed in Part 11/20/01
Rheault, Robert B. & Spatco, Inc. d/b/a Moonstone Oysters 00-008/ENE and 00-004/ENE RIGL §20-2-13, 20-6-11, 20-1-2, 20-1-3(a)6, 20-1-5, 20-1-8, 20-1-22, 20-10-3, 20-10-12; AQUA Regs 19.3.3, 19.3.4 & 19.3.9; NSSP §§VIII.03(E)(2); x.05(A)(1) & R.I. Dept. of Health Baffoni Decision and Order of Remand

Modified Final Agency Order

Final Agency Order
Sustained in Part/Dismissed in Part 11/20/01
ISDS Enforcement Appeals
Case Name AAD No.(Key) Statutes/Regulations Addressed Hearing Officer Decision Type Disposition Date Issued
Constantino, Gino 01-007/IE ISDS Rules SD 2.08; Penalty Regs 10, 12(c) McMahon Recommended Final Notice of Violation Upheld 4/15/03
Lapierre, Roger & Jeanne 02-007/IE N/A Baffoni Recommended Final Final Default 4/3/03

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