Scott v. District Attorney

Lorenzo Q. Scott appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition, pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, without a hearing.

Relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is properly denied where, as here, “there are other routes by which the petitioning party may adequately seek relief,” Sabree v. Commonwealth, 432 Mass. 1003, 1003 (2000), and it is the petitioner’s burden to both allege and demonstrate the absence or inadequacy of such routes, e.g., Russell v. Nichols, 434 Mass. 1015, 1016 (2001). The petitioner failed to meet his burden. To the extent that he alleges that a judge in…