Legal Opinion
Giardiello v. Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 18, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16-12637-JCBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
[Docket Nos. 5, 7]
Boal, M.J.
In this action, Plaintiffs Bruno Giardiello (“Bruno Sr.”) and Bruno Schneider (“Bruno Jr”) allege, among other things, that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and state law by failing to accommodate their request to keep a service dog in their condominium unit. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint. Docket Nos. 5, 7. The Court heard oral argument on August 17, 2017. For the following reasons, the Court1 denies the Board and the Trust’s motion to dismiss and grants Attorney Gaines and the Law Firm’s…
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