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Where (1) a lawsuit was brought alleging rape by a bus driver and (2) a U.S. magistrate judge entered summary judgment for the defendants after striking the materials that the plaintiffs belatedly filed in opposition to the defendants' motions for summary judgment, there was no abuse of discretion, as the plaintiffs ignored a deadline for
Where (1) the commonwealth filed a G.L.c. 93A complaint over a failure by the defendant owner of 31 health clubs to honor cancellation requests during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) the owner has moved for leave to depose the former Massachusetts attorney general and the former chief of the Consumer Protection Division, that motion should
After the statute of limitations had expired, the complaint was amended so that it changed the identity of the plaintiff. The substituted plaintiff’s claims do not relate back to the filing of the same claims asserted by the original plaintiff. We affirm summary judgment for defendant. This action to recover water and sewer access fees ...
Where a motion has been filed to impound a report of an investigation conducted by an outside law firm, that motion should be denied because the report has already been disseminated and is already publicly available. “Dr. David M. Sabatini (‘Sabatini’) brings claims for defamation and tortious interference with employment and other advantageous relationships against
The court finds unconvincing defendant’s explanation that he did not attend to his obligations as a pro se party because he was on the verge of bankruptcy—such a condition is not an excuse for failure to comply with governing rules. As a pro se litigant, defendant was bound to be aware of and abide by ...