SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
for the Commonwealth
for the Commonwealth
Case Docket
WILLIAM F. READE, JR. vs. WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN & another
THIS CASE CONTAINS IMPOUNDED MATERIAL OR PID
SJC-11776
CASE HEADER
Case Status
Decided, cert. denied
Status Date
04/28/2016
Nature
Suit Agst Govt Entity
Entry Date
11/17/2014
Appellant
Plaintiff
Case Type
Civil
Brief Status
Brief Due
Quorum
Gants, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines, JJ.
Argued Date
05/04/2015
Decision Date
09/03/2015
AC/SJ Number
2014-P-0356
Citation
472 Mass. 573
DAR/FAR Number
Lower Ct Number
BACV2013-00299
Lower Court
Barnstable Superior Court
Lower Ct Judge
Robert C. Rufo, J.
Route to SJC
Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
PARTY / ATTORNEY
INVOLVED PARTY
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE
William F. Reade, Jr.
Pro Se Plaintiff/Appellant
Blue brief & appendix filed
Pro Se Plaintiff/Appellant
Blue brief & appendix filed
William Francis Galvin
Defendant/Appellee
Defendant/Appellee
Martha Mary Coakley
Defendant/Appellee
Defendant/Appellee
Office of Court Management of the Trial Court
Intervener
Intervener brief filed
Intervener
Intervener brief filed
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Amicus
Amicus brief filed
Amicus
Amicus brief filed
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
Amicus
On brief of another party
Amicus
On brief of another party
DOCUMENTS
DOCKET ENTRIES
| Entry Date | Paper | Entry Text |
| 11/17/2014 | #1 | Entered. Notice to counsel. |
| 11/17/2014 | Transferred from Appeals Court: Plaintiff/Appellant's Brief W/Appendix (3) copies. Intervenor's Brief and Supplemental Appendix (6) Copies Each. | |
| 11/26/2014 | #2 | Additional 12 copies of each intervenor's brief and supplemental appendix filed by Office of Court Management of the Trial Court. |
| 12/03/2014 | #3 | NOTICE of February argument sent. |
| 12/16/2014 | #4 | NOTICE of Appearance of Meredith M. Leary, Esquire and Joel D. Rothman, Esquire for Plaintiff/Appellant, William F. Reade, Jr.. |
| 12/17/2014 | #5 | MOTION to file a Superseding Brief, filed for William F. Reade, Jr. by Joel Rothman, Esquire. (12/22/14: The motion is ALLOWED. The appellant's superseding brief is due on or before February 23, 2015. The intervenors may file a superseding brief on or before April 7, 2015. Argument will be scheduled for the May sitting of the court.) By the Court. |
| 01/23/2015 | #6 | NOTICE of Appearance of Emily B. Kanstroom for William F. Reade, Jr.. |
| 02/23/2015 | #7 | APPEARANCE of Robert Buchholz, Esquire for William F. Reade, Jr.. |
| 02/23/2015 | #8 | SERVICE of new brief and appendix for Plaintiff/Appellant William F. Reade, Jr. by Meredith M. Leary, Emily Kanstroom, Joel Rothman, Robert Buchholz. |
| 03/12/2015 | #9 | NOTICE of May argument sent. |
| 04/07/2015 | #10 | SERVICE of superseding intervener brief and supplemental appendix for Intervener Office of Court Management of the Trial Court by Daniel P. Sullivan, Gwen A. Werner. |
| 04/08/2015 | #11 | MOTION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF, filed for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute & another by Georgia Katsoulomitis, Esquire. (ALLOWED) |
| 04/08/2015 | #12 | SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus Massachusetts Law Reform Institute & another by Georgia Katsoulomitis, Phillip Kassel. |
| 04/09/2015 | #13 | SERVICE of redacted intervener superceding brief (5 copies) and superceding supplemental appendix (6 copies) for Office of Court Management of the Trial Court by Daniel P. Sullivan, Special A.A.G., Gwen A. Werner, Special A.A.G.. |
| 04/10/2015 | #14 | ORDERED for argument on May 4. Notice sent. |
| 04/22/2015 | #15 | MOTION for judicial notice, filed for William F. Reade, Jr. by William F. Reade, Jr., Pro Se. |
| 05/04/2015 | Oral argument held. (Gants, C.J., Spina, J., Cordy, J., Botsford, J., Duffly, J., Lenk, J., Hines, J.).
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| 05/04/2015 | #16 | POST-ARGUMENT LETTER from the Office of Court Management re: veterans benefits programs filed by |
| 09/03/2015 | #17 | RESCRIPT (Full Opinion): For the reasons set forth herein, we conclude that the "veterans' benefits program described in the first definition of "[i]ndigent" under G. L. c. 261, s. 27A, refers to the need-based Massachusetts veterans' benefits program presently administered pursuant to G. L. c. 115, s. 5. Reade does not receive such benefits and therefore he is not indigent on that ground. Consequently, we affirm the judge's decision denying Reade's request for a waiver of normal and extra court fees and litigation costs. (By the Court). |
| 09/28/2015 | #18 | PETITION FOR REHEARING, filed by William F. Reade, Jr., Pro Se. |
| 10/02/2015 | #19 | Supplement to Petition for Rehearing filed by William F. Reade, Jr., Pro Se. |
| 12/11/2015 | #20 | DENIAL of petition for rehearing. (By the Court) Notice to counsel. |
| 12/11/2015 | RESCRIPT ISSUED to trial court. | |
| 01/08/2016 | #21 | Letter from William F. Reade, Jr. regarding motion to delay implementing the Court's denial of petition for rehearing. |
| 01/08/2016 | #22 | Notice: Certiorari petition filed in U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 01/11/2016 | #23 | LETTER from Atty. Joel D. Rothman informing the Court that the law firm of Mintz Levin no longer represents Mr. Reade... |
| 01/19/2016 | #24 | Letter from William F. Reade, Jr. regarding a waiver form for U.S. Supreme Court. (No action necessary. The waiver form for the United States Supreme Court is signed by the respondent and not the court.) |
| 03/11/2016 | #25 | Letter from U.S. Supreme Court..... the petitioner is allowed until 3/28/16 to pay the docketing fee and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of the Court. |
| 04/28/2016 | #26 | Notice: Certiorari denied by U.S. Supreme Court. |