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Filed
2025-09-19
Status
Open
Type
E Filed Eqa Equitable Action Involving Any Right, Title Or Interest In Land, G.l. Chapter 185, 1
Docket
14 entries
Parties
Plaintiff
Raymond, Vanessa L.
Defendant
Nelson, Jr., James D
Docket Entries
- otice of Docket Entry: Notice of Docket Entry was generated and sent to: Defendant: Noah Benson Goodman, Esq. [email protected] Plaintiff: Vanessa L. Raymond Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis James Nelson [email protected] Sent On: 10/14/2025 08:49:03
- and Court surcharge Dismissed Type: Indigency Dismissed Date: 09/19/2025 Dismissed Amount: 15.00 Dismissing Clerk / Judge: Kelley, Ellen M. Comments: Fee Waived - Indigency [Friday, September 19, 2025 9:35 AM] Dismissed By: SHEGARTY
- ase assigned to the Average Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
- omplaint for Declaratory Judgment, Constructive Trust, Accounting, Equitable Relief, and Injunctive Relief eFiled.
- ffidavit of Indigency, filed.
- niform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
- etermination Regarding Indigency, issued. Judge: Kelley, Ellen M.
- he case has been assigned to the A Track. Notice sent. Notice of Judge and Track Assignment was generated and sent to: Plaintiff: Vanessa L. Raymond Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis James Nelson [email protected] Sent On: 09/25/2025 10:29:25 Email courtesy copy sent to plaintiff on 9/25/2025.
- vent Scheduled Judge: Piper, Hon. Gordon H. Event: Case Management Conference Date: 10/09/2025 Time: 02:00 PM (in person at the Suffolk County Courthouse, 3 Pemberton Sq., Boston)
- otion for Appointment of Special Process Server, filed.
- otice of Docket Entry: October 3, 2025: Motion for Appointment of Special Process Server: APPROVED. Judge: Patterson, Deborah J.
- mended Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, Constructive Trust, Accounting, Equitable Relief, Quiet Title, and Injunctive Relief, filed.
- otion to Amend Complaint, filed.
- vent Resulted: Case Management Conference scheduled on: 10/09/2025 02:00 PM Has been: Held in person Hon. Gordon H. Piper, Presiding October 9, 2025. Case Management Conference held. Plaintiff appeared on her own behalf. Attorney Noah Goodman appeared for the defendants. In view of the status of representation of the plaintiff, the court conducted only a preliminary conference to assess the ability of the litigation to proceed as now postured. This case concerns the property at 5 Pine Ridge Road, Burlington, Massachusetts ("Property"). Plaintiff claims that her father, Dennis James Nelson ("Dennis"), lived in an addition on the Property during a period ending with his last years. Plaintiff further avers that Dennis contributed to the cost of the addition, made mortgage payments on the Property, despite residing only on a portion of the Property, and that he contributed toward utilities. According to the plaintiff, before Dennis' death, plaintiff and her two daughters moved into the addition on the Property and have lived there since. Plaintiff contends that the defendants have interfered with plaintiff's occupancy the Property and have filed a summary process action in the Housing Court Department. Plaintiff has been named the Personal Representative of Dennis' estate by the Middlesex Probate and Family Court, and informed the court that she and her brother Joseph Nelson are Dennis' sole heirs at law. Plaintiff also currently is involved in divorce proceedings with her husband in the Middlesex Probate and Family Court. Plaintiff, in her pro se filings to date seeks from this court declaratory judgment imposing a constructive trust (or similar relief) that recognizes Dennis' (and now the plaintiff's) equitable interest in the Property, and rights concerning the addition on the Property, as well as various other orders of injunctive relief. Mr. Goodman appeared on behalf of the defendants, who are two siblings of the plaintiff's late father. The defendants assert that they hold title of record to the Property and do so free of any right, title or interest of the plaintiff or her late father. The court advised plaintiff that, as personal representative of her father Dennis' estate, she may not proceed to represent herself in this action, but must retain counsel. Plaintiff informed the court that she was in the process of engaging counsel. Plaintiff to continue efforts to obtain counsel, and counsel is to file an appearance on behalf of the plaintiff not later than October 31, 2025. Should no notice of appearance be forthcoming, the court will proceed to dismiss the case without prejudice to its proper refiling by counsel on plaintiff's behalf. Once any counsel for the plaintiff files a notice of appearance, counsel is permitted without further leave of court to file a second amended complaint in this action. Defendants shall file an answer, including counterclaims if any, to any such second amended complaint within two weeks of its filing. Counsel are then to request the court schedule a case management conference. Counsel advised to direct all communication with the court to sessions clerk Attorney Nicole Foster. Filings to be made electronically by counsel via the Tyler eFile system, and service between counsel to be by email. (Piper, C.J.)
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