Legal Opinion
United States v. Massachusetts
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 4, 2011No. Civil Action 09-11623-WGYPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
YOUNG, District Judge.
“[NJothing so concentrates the trial lawyer’s mind as the prospect of a trial on the morrow.” Brookridge Funding Corp. v. Aquamarine, Inc., 675 F.Supp.2d 227, 230 (D.Mass.2009) (with apologies to Samuel Johnson). This is big, sprawling, complex litigation. Unduly contentious, it generated 110 docket entries (including a motion for sanctions and numerous motions to delay the progress of the case toward trial) prior to the final pretrial conference. Yet, with a genuine trial in the offing, it has shriveled to a single issue. As to what well could be…
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