MacDonald v. Engle

The plaintiff, Jane F. MacDonald, appeals from a Superior Court judgment that denied her motion for discovery, allowed the defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment,4 and dismissed the plaintiff's complaint. We affirm.

Background. 1. Procedural history. We detail the procedural history relevant to the issues before us. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss. In response, the motion judge issued an order which stated that in light of the defendants' reliance on publicly available documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, he had decided to…