Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Wagner
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 22, 2002No. Civ.A. 00-30207-MAPPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Docket No. 33)
PONSOR, District Judge.
Plaintiff has brought an action for common law abuse of process and malicious prosecution. The case appears in this federal court in a rather unusual posture, with removal jurisdiction based upon allegations contained in the defendant’s counterclaim. The counterclaim has been severed and will be tried with a related case beginning in November. Following allowance of a short continuance, trial on the two counts now before the court has been scheduled for September 4, 2002.
Defendant’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jones v. Brockton Public Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Conway v. SmerlingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Kelley v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Stromberg v. CostelloDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1978
- Smith v. Eliot Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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