Groff v. da Silva

This case arises from a civil action filed in the Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court. The Plaintiffs, Lucia R. Groff and Marcelo Olivieira, brought suit against their former partners, Defendants Valdir C. daSilva and Maxilandia A. Carvalho, for breach of contract after the parties’ restaurant business failed. The matter was scheduled for trial on June 19,2013. At a pre-trial conference on May 8,2013 the Court, without request by either party, removed the case from the trial list for June 19,2013 and ordered the parties to report for mediation on June 19,2013. After mediation…