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Case Information

Filed 2023-02-28
Status Open
Type Miscellaneous|Ota Other
Docket 16 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Mathews, Walter D.|Mathews, Bette J.|Ruopp, Charles P.|Ruopp, Marcus|Southworth, Samuel W.|Southworth, Melissa|Dutton, Garret|Mc Evoy, Kelsey|Mc Evoy, Stephen J.|Mc Evoy, Christina|Traub, Harriet C.|Rimbach, Jonathan L.
Defendant Galligan, Kevin|Meisinger, Susan|Koehler, Steven|Carlson, Charles|Berdik, Jeanne|Griffin, Mary|Reuman, Deborah|Granger, Robert|Landau, Diana|Runyon, Mefford|Scanlon, Judith|Van Oot, Peter|West, James|Attorney General Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

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Docket Entries

  1. Complaint filed.
  2. Case assigned to the Average Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
  3. Land Court miscellaneous filing fee Receipt: 438671 Date: 02/28/2023
  4. Land Court surcharge Receipt: 438671 Date: 02/28/2023
  5. Land Court summons Receipt: 438671 Date: 02/28/2023
  6. Uniform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
  7. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 04/05/2023 Time: 10:15 AM
  8. The case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent. Notice of Judge and Track Assignment was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Sarah Turano-Flores, Esq. [email protected] Plaintiff: Valerie A Moore, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 03/08/2023 11:24:05
  9. First Amended Complaint,filed.
  10. Event Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 04/05/2023 10:15 AM Has been: Rescheduled For the following reason: Request of Plaintiff(s) Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  11. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 05/16/2023 Time: 10:00 AM
  12. Orleans Conservation Trust's Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim, filed.
  13. Answer of Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed. Attorney General's Answer to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment
  14. Summons returned to Court with service on Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed.
  15. Parties' Joint Case Management Conference Statement, filed.
  16. Case management conference held by videoconference. Early intervention event held. Attorneys Sarah Turano-Flores, Kate Moran Carter and Argie Kosmetatos-Shapiro appeared. Counsel and the court discussed the potential for this case to be resolved on an issue of law, which would obviate the need to litigate the factual issues involved. Accordingly, Attorney Turano-Flores is instructed to file a motion for summary judgment by June 30, 2023. Attorney Carter is instructed to file a motion to dismiss Count IV of the complaint based on lack of standing pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) by June 30, 2023. Any oppositions to the motion for summary judgment and to the motion to dismiss must be filed by July 31, 2023, after which the court will schedule a hearing on the motions. Attorney Kosmetatos-Shapiro is invited, but not required, to participate in the above motion practice on behalf of the Attorney General's Office as an interested party in this case. No discovery is to be initiated until further notice from the court. Attorney Turano-Flores is permitted to add Terrapin Point, LLC to the case caption as a plaintiff.

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