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Case Information

Filed 2022-09-19
Status Closed
Type Eqa Equitable Action Involving Any Right, Title Or Interest In Land, G.l. Chapter 185, 1 (k)
Docket 31 entries
Disposition judgment of dismissal

Parties

Plaintiff Takashi Kobayashi,
Defendant Jeffrey S. Baker,

Lawyers

Docket Entries

  1. vent Resulted: Trial scheduled on: 07/25/2023 09:30 AM Has been: Canceled For the following reason: Case Reported Settled Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  2. ase assigned to the Average Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
  3. and Court miscellaneous filing fee Receipt: 434249 Date: 09/19/2022
  4. and Court surcharge Receipt: 434249 Date: 09/19/2022
  5. and Court summons Receipt: 434249 Date: 09/19/2022
  6. niform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
  7. vent Scheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 11/01/2022 Time: 10:30 AM
  8. he case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent. Notice of Judge and Track Assignment was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Howard S Goldman, Esq. [email protected] Sent On: 09/30/2022 14:00:11
  9. ummons returned to Court with service on Jeffrey S. Baker, Trustee of the 12-14 Marcella Street Condominium Owner's Trust and As Trustee of the New Marcella Realty Trust filed.
  10. ummons returned to Court with service on Jeffrey S. Baker, Trustee of the 12-14 Marcella Street Condominium Owner's Trust and As Trustee of the New Marcella Realty Trust filed.
  11. nswer and Affirmative Defenses,filed.
  12. tatus Conference Memorandum,filed.
  13. ase management conference held by videoconference. Early intervention event held. Attorney Howard Goldman appeared. Attorney Jeffrey Baker appeared pro se. Because the complaint asserts claims that could have been raised but were not raised by plaintiff Kobayashi in the related case Stahl v. Baker, 21 MISC 000242, in which Kobayashi was defendant, court to issue an order to show cause why the action should not be dismissed on res judicata grounds. The court will schedule a hearing on the order to show cause.
  14. lternative Dispute Resolution: Early Intervention Event held. Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.
  15. rder to Show Cause RE: Dismissal on Res Judicata Grounds, issued. (Copies emailed to Attorneys Howard Goldman and Jeffrey Baker) Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P.
  16. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Hearing Date: 01/05/2023 Time: 02:00 PM
  17. oint Motion to continue deadlines on Complaint for Contempt,filed and Allowed with dates to be determined by the Court for pretrial conference,hearing on order to show cause and contempt trial. (Show Cause Due Date: February 22, 2023, Motion to Quash:February 22, 2023,Discovery completed: March 5, 2023, Pretrial conference: March 22, 2023 at 2:30pm, Hearing on Order to Show Cause:March 22, 2023 at 2:00pm and Trial April 4, 2023 at 9:30am.
  18. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Hearing on Order to Show Cause Date: 03/22/2023 Time: 02:30 PM
  19. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Pre-Trial Conference Date: 03/22/2023 Time: 02:30 PM
  20. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Trial Date: 04/04/2023 Time: 09:30 AM
  21. oint Emergency Motion to Continue Deadlines (February 22, 2023 to March 15, 2023) to Respond to Order to Show Cause and Motion to Quash Deposition, filed and Allowed.
  22. econd Joint Motion to Continue Deadlines on Complaint for Contempt and Show Cause hearing, filed.
  23. vent Resulted: Pre-Trial Conference scheduled on: 03/22/2023 02:30 PM Has been: Rescheduled For the following reason: Request of all Parties Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  24. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Pre-Trial Conference Date: 06/20/2023 Time: 02:00 PM
  25. vent Resulted: Hearing scheduled on: 03/22/2023 02:30 PM Has been: Rescheduled For the following reason: Request of all Parties Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  26. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Hearing Date: 06/20/2023 Time: 02:00 PM
  27. vent Resulted: Trial scheduled on: 04/04/2023 09:30 AM Has been: Rescheduled For the following reason: Request of all Parties Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  28. cheduled Judge: Speicher, Hon. Howard P. Event: Trial Date: 07/25/2023 Time: 09:30 AM
  29. udgment of Dismissal Mass.R.Civ.P.41(b)(2) entered. (Copies emailed to Attorneys Howard Goldman and Jeffrey Baker) Judge: Vhay, Hon. Michael D.
  30. vent Resulted: Pre-Trial Conference scheduled on: 06/20/2023 02:00 PM Has been: Held via video Hon. Howard P. Speicher, Presiding
  31. tatus conference and hearing on order to show cause held by videoconference. Attorneys Julie Bruce, Howard Goldman, Dan Tarlow, and Jeffrey Baker appeared. The parties having reported the case settled, the scheduled pretrial conference was converted into a status conference. All partied having agreed that the relief requested in this case is already encompassed in the judgment in 22 MISC 000242 - Stahl v. Baker, the court will enter a judgment of dismissal in this case.

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