Tisei v. Building Inspector of Marlborough

No abuse of discretion was committed by the single justice in denying the petitioner’s motions “To Extend Time to Docket Appeal” (Mass. R.A.P. 10 [a], 365 Mass. 853 [1974]) and “To Extend Time to Designate Contents of the Record” (see Mass. R.A.P. 14 [b], 365 Mass. 859 [1974]).

The petitioner asserts that “fairness” required him to be heard on the motions before the single justice. No statute or rule requires the single justices of this court, who, in addition to sitting regularly with a panel of justices, bear an increasingly heavy burden of procedural matters pertaining to pending appeals 1…