Rasten v. Northeastern University

Anina Rasten appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying her petition pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We dismiss the appeal as moot.

The relevant facts are as follows. On the day she was to appear in the Boston Municipal Court for a hearing on assessment of damages in a collection case then pending against her, Rasten appeared and requested a continuance. Her request was denied. Rasten immediately filed a petition in the county court pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, seeking a continuance. The single justice denied the petition without a hearing.

The limited matter before us —…