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7 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1986–2004 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Collettgreen2 sentences1998See Commonwealth v. Collett, 387 Mass. 424 , (1982), for a discussion of the social worker privilege. 1986See Commonwealth v. Collett, 387 Mass. 424, 434 (1982). | 2 | 3 |
Pare v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2002See Pare v. Commonwealth, 420 Mass. 216, 218 (1995) (Commonwealth is entitled to protect privileged records not required by Bishop to be disclosed). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Oliveiragreen1 sentence2002See Bishop, supra at 174 n.2 (parties proceeded on the assumption that the records were privileged); Commonwealth v. Oliveira, 431 Mass. 609, 616 (2000) (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Bishopgreen1 sentence2002See Bishop, supra at 174 n.2 (parties proceeded on the assumption that the records were privileged); Commonwealth v. Oliveira, 431 Mass. 609, 616 (2000) (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Jonesgreen1 sentence1997Cf. Commonwealth v. Jones, 404 Mass. 339, 341 (1989) (construing the statutes applicable to the social worker privilege and child abuse investigations to “allow a criminal defendant to obtain the investigation and evaluation reports which' ultimately led to his indictment and criminal prosecution”). | 1 | 1 |
Petition of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoptiongreen2 sentences1989Petition of the Dept. of Social Servs. to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, 397 Mass. 659, 662 (1986), citing Commonwealth v. Collett, supra at 434 . 1989Petition of the Dept. of Social Servs. to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, 397 Mass. 659, 662 (1986), citing Commonwealth v. Collett, supra at 434 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Oliveira
green
1 sentence2004To begin with, the social worker privilege is not one that the Commonwealth can assert. 5 As the statute plainly states, in connection with court proceedings, only a client (or guardian appointed on the client’s behalf) may prevent a social worker from disclosing such communications. 6 See Oliveira, supra at 330-332 . | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Commonwealth v. Pelosi
green
1 sentence2004Commonwealth v. Pelosi, supra at 395 . | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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.