Strahan v. Superior Court Department of the Trial Court

Richard Max Strahan appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition, pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. That petition sought relief from a summons compelling Strahan’s attendance at a contempt proceed*1018ing in the Superior Court, cancellation of that proceeding, a stay of the proceeding while the petition was pending, and sanctions. A Superior Court judge previously had denied Strahan’s request to “revoke” the same summons, treating the request as a motion to dismiss the complaint for contempt.

The case was submitted on the papers filed, accompanied by a memorandum of…