E.A. Miller, Inc. v. South Shore Bank

The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court dismissing the only count against the defendant South Shore Bank (bank). 3 The plaintiffs challenge the correct ness of a protective order precluding discovery, and the subsequent entry of an order for summary judgment and the entry of the judgment. See Mass. R. Civ. P. 56 (b), 365 Mass. 824 (1974). The plaintiffs argue that the judge erred by not allowing the plaintiffs to pursue discovery before acting on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs assert that, without discovery of facts exclusively within the…