Legal Opinion
Rafuse v. Stryker
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 13, 2004No. 03-P-864PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPorada, J.
The plaintiff’s daughter, Dr. Linda R. Goudey, was murdered on October 4, 1993. During the investigation of her murder, the defendant was considered a suspect but was never indicted, and no one has yet been prosecuted for the murder. In September, 1996, the plaintiff initiated this wrongful death action against the defendant. During the pendency of this action, the plaintiff, in 1997 and 2000, sought to depose two State troopers who conducted the investigation of Dr. Goudey’s murder and to compel them to produce a number of documents relating to the investigation that the plaintiff claims are…
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