Dray v. Vardenski

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Housing Court of the City of Boston for possession and rent, entered in a summary process action. 1. The tenant’s first contention is that the judge abused his discretion under Mass.R.Civ.P. 81(a), as amended, 367 Mass. 917 (1975), in denying his discovery motion.1 At the time the discovery motion was heard, discovery in the Housing Court was governed by Rule 21 of the Preliminary Rules of the Housing Court of the City of *862Boston (1972) ,2 In view of the tenant’s failure to meet the specified time limitations imposed by Rule 21 for requesting…