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Southfork LLC and Resource Recycling LLC v. Social Equity Council
Two Theraplant-affiliated equity joint ventures appealed the Social Equity Council's denial of their EJV retailer applications, saying two sister EJVs with the identical operating agreement were approved. The court dismissed the appeal in April 2024 for lack of jurisdiction.
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- Connecticut Superior Court, New Britain
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- 3
Docket: HHB-CV23-6080040-S (New Britain).
Status: CLOSED. Judgment of dismissal April 30, 2024 (Judge Budzik).
Parties. Plaintiffs Southfork LLC and Resource Recycling, LLC, both of West Hartford. Defendant the Social Equity Council.
What the appeal says. Four equity joint ventures affiliated with medical producer Theraplant, LLC applied for EJV retailer licenses in May 2022 using the same operating agreement. The council denied Southfork and Resource Recycling for a claimed defect in that agreement but approved the other two, UMN Equity Joint Venture and Transformative Alliances, which went on to receive provisional licenses. Southfork resubmitted in April 2023 and was denied again. The plaintiffs appealed under C.G.S. § 4-183.
What happened. Filed June 28, 2023. The council answered in August 2023 and moved to dismiss in October 2023, arguing the denial of an EJV application is not an appealable final decision under the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. The plaintiffs opposed; the council replied. On April 30, 2024 Judge Matthew Budzik granted the motion and dismissed the appeal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Status. Closed. No appeal appears on the docket.
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Investigations Cannabis Licensing and Social Equity
Files in This Collection
- Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Britain
Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council: Summons and Complaint (06/28/2023)
Summons and complaint, filed 06/28/2023 in Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council, Connecticut Superior Court docket HHB-CV23-6080040-S (entry 100.30). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated June 28, 2023PDF, 6 pp., 255 KBID ctc-2026-0290 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Britain
Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council: Motion to Dismiss PB 10-30 (10/23/2023)
Motion to dismiss pb 10-30, filed 10/23/2023 in Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council, Connecticut Superior Court docket HHB-CV23-6080040-S (entry 107.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated October 23, 2023PDF, 25 pp., 1.1 MBID ctc-2026-0291 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, New Britain
Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council: Memorandum of Decision on Motion (04/30/2024)
Memorandum of decision on motion, filed 04/30/2024 in Southfork LLC Et Al v. State of Connecticut Social Equity Council, Connecticut Superior Court docket HHB-CV23-6080040-S (entry 112.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated April 30, 2024PDF, 8 pp., 285 KBID ctc-2026-0292
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