Zullo v. Culik Law P.C., 5 N.E.3d 1203 (Mass. 2014). · Go Syfert
Zullo v. Culik Law P.C., 5 N.E.3d 1203 (Mass. 2014). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
8 citation events (8 in the last 25 years) across 2 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Mullane v. Barclays Bank Delaware (mass, 2019-02-26)
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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Mullane v. Barclays Bank Delaware
Mass. · 2019 · confidence medium
"We have repeatedly stated that a plaintiff who chooses to proceed in the small claims session waives the right to appeal from any adverse judgment, and likewise is not entitled to invoke this court's extraordinary power of general superintendence in lieu of an appeal to compel review of the judgment." Zullo v. Culik Law P.C., 467 Mass. 1009, 1009 (2014), and cases cited.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Gallagher v. First Assistant Clerk-Magistrate of the Newburyport District Court
Mass. · 2014 · confidence medium
As to the latter case, it is well established that "a plaintiff who chooses to proceed in the small claims session waives the right to appeal from any adverse judgment, and likewise is not entitled to invoke this court's extraordinary power of general superintendence in lieu of an appeal to compel review of the judgment." Zullo v. Culik Law P.C., 467 Mass. 1009, 1009 (2014), and cases cited.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Chanowski v. Bourne
Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. · 2014 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Zullo v. Culik Law P.C., 467 Mass. 1009 (2014).
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John F. Zullo
v.
Culik Law P.C. & another
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Mar 17, 2014.
5 N.E.3d 1203
2014 WL 982835
2014 Mass. LEXIS 133
John F. Zullo, pro se., Josef C. Culik for the defendants.
Cited by 6 opinions  |  Published

John Zullo appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. Zullo commenced an action in the small claims session of the District Court against his former attorney and law firm. Judgment entered for the defendants. Zullo’s petition sought relief from that judgment. We have repeatedly stated that a plaintiff who chooses to proceed in the small claims session waives the right to appeal from any adverse judgment, and likewise is not entitled to invoke this court’s extraordinary power of general superintendence in lieu of an appeal to compel review of the judgment. See Tessema v. Nextel Sys. Corp., 451 Mass. 1007,[*1010] 1007-1008 (2008); Stevenson v. Mackey, 450 Mass. 1014, 1015 (2007); Pan-dey v. Ware Div. of the Dist. Court Dep’t, 412 Mass. 1002, 1003 (1992) (“by choosing to pursue their claim as plaintiffs in the small claims session, the plaintiffs waived their right to appeal from any adverse rulings . . . [and] where the plaintiffs chose to pursue the small claims procedure which is ‘not exclusive but an alternative to the formal procedure of the District Court,’ ... the single justice was warranted in refusing to grant relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3”). As in each of those cases, the single justice here was warranted in declining to grant extraordinary relief.

John F. Zullo, pro se. Josef C. Culik for the defendants.

Judgment affirmed.