MEDLOCK v. BD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF MASS

No. 89-P-1300.

31 Mass. App. Ct. 495 (1991)

580 N.E.2d 387

AARON MEDLOCK & others vs. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

October 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Searson, III (Terence P. O'Malley with him) for the defendants.

Steven M. Wise for the plaintiffs.

Present: PERRETTA, GILLERMAN, & IRELAND, JJ.


PERRETTA, J.

At issue on this appeal is whether the open meeting law, G.L.c. 30A, §§ 11A and 11A 1/2, applies to the defendant animal care and use committees created by the defendant Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts (the board) in compliance with the Federal Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2131 et seq. (1988). The plaintiffs, three registered voters, brought a complaint in the Superior Court under § 11A, seeking an order...

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