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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1984–2026 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Merles v. Lernergreen2 sentences2026See PCG Trading, 460 Mass. at 270 ; Merles v. Lerner, 391 Mass. 221, 223 (1984). 2. 2026See PCG Trading, LLC v. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, 460 Mass. 265, 270 (2011); Merles v. Lerner, 391 Mass. 221, 223 (1984). | 2 | 2 |
PCG TRADING, LLC v. Seyfarth Shaw, LLPgreen2 sentences2026Morgan’s decision to flout Massachusetts law in this manner is not a minor technical violation. “[P]ermission of the judicial department is not merely important but is essential to the right to appear as an attorney under G.L. c. 221, § 46A.” PCG Trading, 460 Mass. at 269–270, quoting DiLuzio, 391 Mass. at 215 . -5- Second, Attorney Morgan did not pay the correct pro hac vice registration fee to the Board of Bar Overseers (the “BBO”), and thereby committed a second violation of SJC Rule 3:15. 2026See PCG Trading, 460 Mass. at 270 ; Merles v. Lerner, 391 Mass. 221, 223 (1984). 2. | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Adamidesgreen1 sentence2006The defendant agrees that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel can be resolved on the basis of the trial record without further hearing because “the factual basis of the claim appears indisputably on the trial record.” Commonwealth v. Henley, 63 Mass. App. Ct. 1, 8 (2005), quoting from Commonwealth v. Adamides, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 344 (1994). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Henleygreen1 sentence2006The defendant agrees that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel can be resolved on the basis of the trial record without further hearing because “the factual basis of the claim appears indisputably on the trial record.” Commonwealth v. Henley, 63 Mass. App. Ct. 1, 8 (2005), quoting from Commonwealth v. Adamides, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 339, 344 (1994). | 1 | 1 |
In re Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealthgreen1 sentence1984See In the Matter of an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth, 378 Mass. 795 (1979), cert, denied, 444 U.S. 1046 (1980). (2) The plaintiff appeals from an order of a single justice vacating a prior order of impoundment of the transcript of a certain hearing before the Board of Bar Examiners. | 1 | 1 |
In re an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealthgreen1 sentence1984With considerable tolerance for the plaintiff’s failure to follow certain minimum requirements of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure, we discern that we have before us, for review, five issues which have in common some relationship to the plaintiff’s continued attempts to be ad mitted as a member of the Massachusetts bar. (1) A single justice has referred to the full court, without decision, the plaintiff’s “Motion for Relief of Judgment.” This effort of the plaintiff is strikingly similar to an effort she made in 1982, and in denying her present motion we repeat apposite language | 1 | 1 |
In re Admission to the Bar of Massachusettsgreen1 sentence1984See In the Matter of an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth, 378 Mass. 795 (1979), cert, denied, 444 U.S. 1046 (1980). (2) The plaintiff appeals from an order of a single justice vacating a prior order of impoundment of the transcript of a certain hearing before the Board of Bar Examiners. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
DiLuzio v. UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WKRS.
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1 sentence2026Morgan’s decision to flout Massachusetts law in this manner is not a minor technical violation. “[P]ermission of the judicial department is not merely important but is essential to the right to appear as an attorney under G.L. c. 221, § 46A.” PCG Trading, 460 Mass. at 269–270, quoting DiLuzio, 391 Mass. at 215 . -5- Second, Attorney Morgan did not pay the correct pro hac vice registration fee to the Board of Bar Overseers (the “BBO”), and thereby committed a second violation of SJC Rule 3:15. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Sommer v. Monga
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1 sentence2004In Sommer v. Monga, 35 Mass. App. Ct. at 762-763 , a case that did not involve child kidnapping, the defendant Monga, a member of the Massachusetts bar, appealed from a civil judgment against him in the amount of $478,904.03. | 1 | 2004–2004 |