Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Philbrook
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 25, 1999No. Civ.A. 97-30183-MAPPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On January 18, 1996, in a previous incarnation of this lawsuit, Pratt v. Philbrook, C.A. 95-30143 (Pratt I), this court issued an order of dismissal, following a hearing at which counsel announced that the case was settled. The Order indicated that the case was dismissed “without prejudice to the right, upon good cause shown within sixty (60) days, to reopen the action if settlement is not consummated by the parties.”
The court thereafter heard nothing until April 9, 1996, more than sixty days…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Paul J. Grella, Trustee v. Salem Five Cent Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Pratt v. PhilbrookCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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