Laurano v. Justices of the Superior Court

The petitioner filed in the county court a petition pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, seeking to enjoin an interpleader action then pending in the Superior Court that concerned the validity of an attorney’s lien and the distribution of certain settlement proceeds. After the filing of the petition, the Superior Court transferred the underlying action to the Boston Municipal Court. A single justice of this court denied the petition after a hearing, and the petitioner appealed. We affirm.

A request for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is properly denied where the petitioning party has or had an…