Muldoon v. Superior Court Department of the Trial Court

Emmett S. Muldoon appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. His petition sought an order compelling the Superior Court to act on a pending motion in his underlying civil action and to permit him to present oral argument concerning it.1 We affirm.

Based on the record before him, and settled law governing relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, Matthews v. D’Arcy, 425 Mass. 1021, 1022 (1997), we cannot say that the “single justice committed an error of law or abused his discretion in denying relief.” Devon Servs., Inc. v.…