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Case Information

Filed 2022-04-01
Status Closed
Type Cnc Certiorari, G.l. Chapter 249, 4
Docket 21 entries
Disposition disposed

Parties

Plaintiff Richter Cannabis, Inc.|Richter Extracts Inc.
Defendant City Council Of The City Of Westfield|The City Of Westfield|Mc Cabe, Michael A.

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Docket Entries

  1. Case Disposed by Transfer.
  2. Case assigned to the Average Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
  3. Land Court miscellaneous filing fee Receipt: 429852 Date: 04/01/2022
  4. Land Court surcharge Receipt: 429852 Date: 04/01/2022
  5. Land Court summons Receipt: 429852 Date: 04/01/2022
  6. Uniform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
  7. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 05/10/2022 Time: 02:45 PM
  8. The case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent.
  9. Order to Show Cause RE: Dismissal for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, issued. (Copies emailed to Attorneys Julie Barry and William Burke) Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.
  10. Event Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 05/10/2022 02:45 PM Has been: Rescheduled Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  11. Event Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 05/25/2022 Time: 10:00 AM
  12. First Amended Complaint for Certiorari pursuant to G.L.c. 249, sec 4,filed.
  13. Affidavit of Service,filed.
  14. Notice of Appearance of John E. Garber on behalf of Defendants,The City of Westfield,filed.
  15. Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction,filed.
  16. Plaintiffs' Memorandum pursuant to Order to Show Cause as to Appeal under Certiorari pursuant to G.L.c.249, sec 4,filed.
  17. Affidavit of Mark S. Dupuis,filed.
  18. Exhibits A-J,filed.
  19. Hearing on court's order to show cause why case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction held by videoconference. Attorneys John Garber and Julie Pruitt Barry appeared. Attorney Barry argued in part, that Host Community Agreements pursuant to G. L. c. 94G, 3(d) serve as a prerequisite to obtaining zoning relief in subject cannabis cases. Following arguments by counsel, Land Court to transfer the case to Hampden County Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 185, 15.
  20. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Early Intervention Event held. Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.
  21. Order of Transfer for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, issued. (Copies emailed to Attorneys William Burke, Julie Barry, and John Garber) Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.

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