Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 118A (2026)

Appeal from interlocutory order for equitable relief

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Section 118A. A party aggrieved by an interlocutory order of a trial court justice in the district court department or the Boston municipal court department issued pursuant to section 19C of chapter 218 in response to a request for equitable relief may file within 10 days of the entry of the order, a petition in the appropriate appellate division seeking relief from the order. A single justice of the appellate division may affirm, modify, vacate, set aside, reverse the order or remand the cause and direct the entry of such appropriate order as may be just under the circumstances. A party aggrieved by an interlocutory order of a single justice of an appellate division granting a petition for relief from the order, may appeal therefrom to the appeals court or, subject to section 10 of chapter 211A, to the supreme judicial court, which shall affirm, modify, vacate, set aside, reverse the order or remand the cause and direct the entry of the appropriate order as may be just under the circumstances.

The filing of a petition hereunder shall not suspend the execution of the order which is the subject of the petition, except as otherwise ordered by a single justice of the appellate division.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: City of Revere v. Gray, 2011 Mass. App. Div. 48 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2011).

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City of Revere v. Gray, 2011 Mass. App. Div. 48 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2011). · cites it 3× “At the same time, the Grays filed an “interlocutory” appeal to this Division, pursuant to G.L.c. 231, §118A and G.L.c. 218, §19C, of the denial of their request for a stay.”

Cole v. Citibank, N.A. (Mass. 2024). · cites it 2× “Among other things, he sought to appeal from the denial of his motion to dismiss to a single justice of the Appellate Division pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 118A; he moved for the District Court judge who had denied the motion to dismiss to recuse himself; and he filed a motion to…”

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