Legal Opinion

Quantreil Laura v. a Justice of the District Court Department

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 23, 2025No. SJC-13626Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

QUANTREIL LAURA vs. A JUSTICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEPARTMENT

Docket:

SJC-13626

Dates:

October 23, 2025

Present:

County:

Keywords:

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Mandamus.

The petitioner, Quantreil Laura, filed a petition pro se in the county court, seeking mandamus relief from the issuance of a default warrant in the Worcester Division of the District Court Department. The petition was denied by a single justice of this court, and Laura appealed. We affirm.

Background.[1] In 2022, a criminal complaint was issued against Laura in the Worcester…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Callahan v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Town of Boxford v. Massachusetts Highway DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  3. Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. GomezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
  5. Weaver v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002

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