9 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1974–2024 1 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 |
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Chu Tai v. City of Bostongreen1 sentence2024Tai v. Boston, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 220, 223 (1998). "[T]he denial of a motion under [r]ule 60 (b) will be set aside only on a clear showing of an abuse of discretion" (quotation and citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Toney v. Zarynoff's, Inc.green2 sentences2019See, e.g., Hispanics Support Requiring English Proficiency for Immigrants, Gallup News, July 5, 2007. 13 "The ultimate decision as to whether the question should be asked lies within the judge's sound discretion, but the judge must be assisted in this decision by the party seeking the inquiry." See Toney v. Zarynoff's, Inc ., 52 Mass. App. Ct. 554 , 561, 755 N.E.2d 301 (2001). 14 General Laws c. 221, § 92, provides that "[t]he justices of the Superior Court may appoint such official interpreters as they may deem necessary for the sessions of the court." Rule 41 of the Massachusetts Rules of Cr 2019See, e.g., Hispanics Support Requiring English Proficiency for Immigrants, Gallup News, July 5, 2007. 13 "The ultimate decision as to whether the question should be asked lies within the judge's sound discretion, but the judge must be assisted in this decision by the party seeking the inquiry." See Toney v. Zarynoff's, Inc ., 52 Mass. App. Ct. 554 , 561, 755 N.E.2d 301 (2001). 14 General Laws c. 221, § 92, provides that "[t]he justices of the Superior Court may appoint such official interpreters as they may deem necessary for the sessions of the court." Rule 41 of the Massachusetts Rules of Cr | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Nine Hundred & Ninety-Two Dollarsgreen2 sentences1999In Commonwealth v. Nine Hundred & Ninety-Two Dollars, 383 Mass. 764,774 (1981), the party seeking a hearing on the veracity of an affidavit conceded that “he was not claiming that the affiant did other than to state truthfully what informants had told him and other police officers.” In those circumstances, there was no preliminary showing of the affiant’s disregard for the truth. 1999Ibid. | 1 | 1 |
Murphy v. Board of Selectmen of Manchestergreen1 sentence1974See Murphy v. Selectmen of Manchester, supra, at 410. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Commonwealth v. Dixon
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2 sentences2016Commonwealth v. Dixon, supra at 152 .” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 464 Mass. at 80-81 . 1992“The question whether the party seeking an inquiry has made such a showing is properly addressed to the discretion of the trial judge.” Id. at 152 . | 3 | 1992–2016 |
Commonwealth v. Rivera
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1 sentence2016Commonwealth v. Dixon, supra at 152 .” Commonwealth v. Rivera, 464 Mass. at 80-81 . | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Cappello v. Cappello
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1 sentence2015L. c. 208, § 34, to determine whether there should be an award of alimony; instead, the court concluded that in the circumstances presented, the party seeking the hearing on the issue “failed to allege any change of circumstances which would warrant a hearing on the issue.” 23 Mass. App. Ct. at 942 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Fisheries & Wildlife Board
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1 sentence2009Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Fisheries & Wildlife Bd., 416 Mass. at 640-41 . | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.