Legal Opinion

Brett-Ashleigh George and Committee for Public Counsel Services v. Massachusetts State Police

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided January 5, 2026No. 2484CV02975-CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

By the present motion, Plaintiffs Brett-Ashleigh George and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (the"Plaintiffs") petition for an award of their reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation as prevailing parties under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c. 66, §§ 1-21 (the"PRL"). This motion follows the conclusion of a year-long lawsuit in which the . Plaintiffs, criminal defense lawyers, sought and obtained production of a substantial volume of public record from the Massachusetts State Police ("MSP"). The requested records related to the on-duty practices of a trooper…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  2. Stratos v. Department of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
  4. Killeen v. Westban Hotel Venture, LPMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
  5. Haddad v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010

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