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Case Information

Filed 2023-01-18
Status Open
Type Miscellaneous|Ota Other
Docket 15 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Southern, Walter E.|Southern, Frances M.
Defendant Herlihy, William J.|Herlihy, Jennifer B.

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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: 437569 Date: 01/19/2023
  4. Land Court surcharge Receipt: 437569 Date: 01/19/2023
  5. Uniform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
  6. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 03/02/2023 Time: 10:30 AM
  7. The case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent. Notice of Judge and Track Assignment was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: John F Carey, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 01/25/2023 10:29:39
  8. Event Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 03/02/2023 10:30 AM Has been: Rescheduled Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  9. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 03/21/2023 Time: 10:45 AM
  10. Defendants' Answer, Affirmative Defenses, Jury Demand and Counterclaim filed.
  11. Appearance of Jacob E Lavin, Esq. for William J. Herlihy, Jennifer B. Herlihy, filed
  12. Joint Case Management Conference Statement, filed.
  13. Case management conference held by videoconference. Early intervention event held. Attorneys John Carey and Jacob Lavin appeared. Counsel provided an overview of the dispute and reported their intentions to discuss mediation with their respective clients. Deadline for completion of all discovery, including expert disclosures and depositions, if any, is December 29, 2023. Counsel instructed to inform sessions clerk Emily Rosa by April 4, 2023 as to whether the parties have agreed to mediate the dispute and whether they request a referral to the Land Court in-house mediator or have selected another mediator.
  14. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Early Intervention Event held. Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.
  15. Appearance of John Fitzgerald Willis, Esq. for William J. Herlihy, Jennifer B. Herlihy, filed

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