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Appeals court hears challenge to denial of summary judgment in Cambridge liquor-licensing dispute
Summary
An appellate panel heard arguments in 25P0186 about whether individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity for actions tied to Cambridge liquor-licensing rules and an alleged private CLAB scheme; defense argued interlocutory appeal was proper under the present-execution doctrine while plaintiffs pressed record evidence of alleged ultra vires conduct.
An Appeals Court panel heard argument in case 25P0186, in which appellants challenge the Suffolk Superior Court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on individual-capacity negligence claims arising from Cambridge liquor-licensing decisions. Defense counsel Diane Piris told the panel that "the appeal is properly before the court pursuant to the doctrine of present execution" and argued the record does not present a genuine dispute of material fact that would defeat qualified immunity.
The panel pressed counsel on whether the superior court’s view — that material facts remain in dispute and a trial is needed to resolve qualified-immunity…
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