Legal Opinion
Brockton Fire Department v. St. Mary Broad Street, LLC
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 13, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-13216-RGSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Stearns, District Judge.
After a kitchen fire at a sober house on Copeland Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, the Brockton Fire Department, through Lieutenant Edward Williams, brought an action in the Brockton Housing Court seeking to enforce the State Sprinkler Law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, § 26H, against the operators of the home, defendants St. Mary Broad Street, LLC and Brian Bernenberg. Defendants removed the case to the federal district court on federal question grounds, citing the Federal Housing Act (FHA) as amended, 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. v. Town of FraminghamDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010
- Massachusetts Sober Housing Corp. v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
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