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FFDC EJV II LLC (Fine Fettle) and SHIV, L.L.C. v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission
Fine Fettle's equity joint venture won its appeal of North Haven's denial of a special permit and site plan for a cannabis store at 104 Washington Avenue. Judgment entered February 20, 2026; the commission lost its motion to reargue, sought certification, and the case is now at the Appellate Court.
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- Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven
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- 4
Docket: NNH-CV24-6149766-S (New Haven).
Status: LIVE on appeal. Judgment for FFDC EJV II February 20, 2026 (SHIV’s appeal dismissed); commission’s reargument denied April 6, 2026; appeal to the Appellate Court filed August 7, 2026.
Parties. Plaintiffs FFDC EJV II LLC (the Fine Fettle equity joint venture that applied for the permit and leases the site) and SHIV, L.L.C. (the property owner). Defendant the North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission.
What the appeal says. The commission denied Fine Fettle’s special permit and site plan application for an adult-use cannabis store at 104 Washington Avenue in the CB-20 zone, citing the lack of a special permit and proximity to a Paul Mitchell school; notice of the denial was published October 17, 2024. The plaintiffs argued the town had neither adopted cannabis regulations nor banned cannabis uses after RERACA and that the denial was unlawful.
What happened. Filed November 20, 2024. The commission answered in June 2025 and filed the certified record in many parts; both sides briefed the case through August 2025. The commission moved to dismiss in November 2025, arguing a jurisdictional defect; the plaintiffs opposed. On February 20, 2026 Judge William Clark issued a memorandum of decision entering judgment for Fine Fettle on its appeal and dismissing SHIV’s appeal. The commission moved to reargue on March 16, 2026; the court denied reargument April 6, 2026 and refused oral argument on it. The commission petitioned for certification April 30, 2026. Fine Fettle moved in June 2026 for an order compelling the commission to comply with the judgment; the court granted a caseflow request and entered orders June 11, 12 and 29, 2026 over the commission’s objections. On August 7, 2026 an appeal to the Appellate Court was filed with all fees paid.
Documents below are published exactly as they appear on the Judicial Branch’s civil case look-up (civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov). The full docket for every case is public; CannaTimes publishes the leading complaint and the outcome documents, and describes the rest in the text above.
Files in This Collection
- Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission: Summons and Complaint (11/20/2024)
Summons and complaint, filed 11/20/2024 in FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV24-6149766-S (entry 100.30). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated November 20, 2024PDF, 7 pp., 2.1 MBID ctc-2026-0375 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission: Judgment After Completed Trial to the Court with No Jury (02/20/2026)
Judgment after completed trial to the court with no jury, filed 02/20/2026 in FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV24-6149766-S (entry 146.20). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated February 20, 2026PDF, 1 pp., 41 KBID ctc-2026-0377 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission: Memorandum of Decision (02/20/2026)
Memorandum of decision, filed 02/20/2026 in FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV24-6149766-S (entry 145.50). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated February 20, 2026PDF, 19 pp., 1020 KBID ctc-2026-0376 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Haven
FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission: Appeal to Appellate Court All Fees Paid (08/07/2026)
Appeal to appellate court all fees paid, filed 08/07/2026 in FFDC EJV II LLC Et Al v. North Haven Planning & Zoning Commission, Connecticut Superior Court docket NNH-CV24-6149766-S (entry 155.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated August 7, 2026PDF, 3 pp., 93 KBID ctc-2026-0378
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