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Case Information

Filed 2023-06-12
Status Open
Type Firearms Identification Card Appeal (c 140 129 B[5])
Docket 11 entries

Docket Entries

  1. Case Disposition Date Entered
  2. Complaint filed
  3. Return of service on complaint and summons to Paul Oliveira As he is Chief of Police Agent for Firearms for for City of New Bedford: Officer service SERVED to party's agent (Mass.R.Civ.P. 4(f)). on 09-27-2023 - served twice
  4. Appearance filed On this date Owen J Murphy, Esq. added as Private Counsel for Defendant Paul Oliveira As he is Chief of Police Agent for Firearms for for City of New Bedford
  5. Answer filed by defendant
  6. Event Scheduled Event: Case Management Conference Date: 11/30/2023 Time: 11:00 AM Result: Event Cancelled
  7. Event Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 11/30/2023 11:00 AM Has been: Event Cancelled For the following reason: Clerical scheduling error Hon. Joseph P Harrington, Presiding
  8. Event Scheduled Event: Hearing after denial of FID Card Date: 01/03/2024 Time: 10:30 AM Result: Reschedule of Hearing
  9. Defendant's Memorandum in Support of his Request to Deny Petition for Review
  10. Firearm Appeal - Judge Peterson Courtroom #3 / 11:54 a.m. Atty. C. Fries (Petitioner), Atty. O. Murphy (City of NB) Respondent witness - David Williams Exhibit #1 - 03-15-2023 letter - NBPD Exhibit #2 - 23-450 AR NB Police Report Exhibit #3 - 23-450 AR Supplement Exhibit #4 - 23-RO-310 Order 12:06 p.m. - Cross Exam 12:21 p.m. Re-direct 12:24 p.m. Re-Cross 12:26 p.m. Petitioner's Witness - Hidalberto Santos 12:35 p.m. Cross-Exam 12:40 p.m. Re-Direct 12:41 p.m. Respondent Argument 12:45 p.m. Petitioner Argument - TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT BY JUDGE ROBERT OVOIAN Judge: Ovoian, Hon. Robert S
  11. Judgment: After hearing, the decision of the defendant agency or official is AFFIRMED; parties notified. Judge: Peterson, Hon. Scott D

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