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Filed 2024-02-20
Status Open
Type Dog Order Appeal (c 140 157)
Docket 20 entries

Docket Entries

  1. Return of service on complaint and summons to Town of Kingston: Officer service SERVED at last and usual abode (Mass.R.Civ.P. 4(f)). On 4/26/2024 By Posting copies in a conspicuous manner to the front door of the person/entity being served and mailing copy
  2. Appearance filed On this date Stephen Joseph Chaplin, Esq. added as Private Counsel for Defendant Town of Kingston
  3. Event Scheduled Event: Hearing Date: 03/28/2024 Time: 09:00 AM Result: Held - under advisement
  4. Form generated: Notice of Next Event(Event Notice) CV Sent On: 02/27/2024 08:35:10
  5. Event Resulted: Hearing scheduled on: 03/28/2024 09:00 AM Has been: Held - under advisement Kimberly D Karass, Presiding
  6. Taken under advisement Judge: Karass, Kimberly D
  7. Judgment: After hearing, the decision of the defendant agency or official is AFFIRMED; parties notified. Judge: Karass, Kimberly D
  8. Findings: After review and having found no basis to reverse the order, the decision of the Kingston Selectboard is AFFIRMED, SO ORDERED.. Judge: Karass, Kimberly D
  9. Motion for enforcement filed by Town of Kingston-Defendant.
  10. Motion for preliminary injunction (Mass.R.Civ.P. 65[b]) filed by Town of Kingston-Defendant.
  11. Affidavit of Town of Kingston in support of motion for preliminary injunction filed.
  12. Motion for short order of notice filed by Town of Kingston-Defendant.
  13. Motion to appoint special process server (Civ.P. 3[c] &4) filed by Town of Kingston-Defendant.
  14. Event Scheduled Event: Motion Hearing (CV) Date: 05/01/2024 Time: 09:00 AM Result: Held - Motion Allowed
  15. Form generated: Notice of Next Event(Event Notice) CV Sent On: 04/26/2024 10:30:00
  16. Motion to appoint special process server (Civ.P. 3[c] &4) allowed . Judge: Karass, Kimberly D
  17. Form generated: Notice of Next Event(Event Notice) CV Sent On: 04/30/2024 14:16:24
  18. Event Resulted: Motion Hearing (CV) scheduled on: 05/01/2024 09:00 AM Has been: Held - Motion Allowed For the following reason: On Order of the Court Hon. Julie J Bernard, Presiding
  19. Motion for Town of Kingston's Motion for Preliminary Injunction On Verified Cross-Petition For Enforcement allowed .
  20. Preliminary injunction: Kamensky shall forthwith but in no event later than May 8, 2024 by 2Pm comply with all aspects of the Town's order ( a copy of which is annexed to the Town's verified Cross-petition ) Including but not limited to, the order that "Tyson shall be humanely euthanized and provide documentary evidence of the same to the Town Administrator's office at Kamensky's earliest opportunity to do so, but in no event later that May 8 2024 by 4Pm (Mass.R.Civ.P. 65(b)). Judge: Bernard, Hon. Julie J

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