Sabree v. Commonwealth

The petitioner, G. Saif Sabree, appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying, without a hearing, his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, which sought an order compelling the Superior Court to act on a motion for a new trial that he alleges he filed with that court.2 We affirm.

We have repeatedly held that relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is properly denied where there are other routes by which the petitioning party may adequately seek relief. See, e.g., Matthews v. D’Arcy, 425 Mass. 1021, 1022 *1004(1997); Greco v. Plymouth Sav. Bank, 423 Mass. 1019, 1019 (1996). We…