Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Franco
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided October 20, 2006Published
1Opinion of the CourtLoConto, P.J.
This matter came before the Appellate Division on the defendant’s Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8A, expedited appeal challenging the constitutionality of the former remand and removal system for the treatment of civil cases as codified in G.L.c. 231, §§102C-104.1
The undisputed procedural facts necessary for an understanding of the case are as follows. By complaint filed in the Springfield Division of the District Court Department on December 14, 2001, Efrem A. Gordon brought this action against his former client for unpaid legal fees. The defendant denied the claim and filed a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- H. K. Webster Co. v. MannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Bender v. Automotive Specialties, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- DeFino v. Clerk of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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