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Hull Municipal Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 15, 1993PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.

This matter arises from a report, pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 111 (1990 ed.), and Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), by a judge of the Superior Court. The plaintiff, Hull Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP), filed a motion in the Superior Court in Plymouth County seeking enforcement of subpoenas duces tecum issued by an arbitrator. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) moved to quash the subpoenas claiming common law privileges and statutory exemptions from the public records statute. The parties subsequently filed a joint motion for reservation and report of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KGMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  4. Bougas v. Chief of Police of LexingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Globe Newspaper Co. v. Boston Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  4. Wakefield Teachers Ass'n v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. In re the Enforcement of a SubpoenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012

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