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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 25-1380 JASON GRANT; ALLISON TAGGART; LISA PETERSON; SAMANTHA LYONS, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TRIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; BEVERLY J. CANNONE, in her official capacity as Justice of the Superior Court; GEOFFREY D. NOBLE, in his official capacity as Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police; MICHAEL D'ENTREMONT, in h

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 25-1555 JASON GRANT, ALLISON TAGGART, LISA PETERSON, and SAMANTHA LYONS, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TRIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; BEVERLY J. CANNONE, IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT; GEOFFREY D. NOBLE, AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE; MASS

SUPERIOR COURT ENFIELD BUILDERS, INC. v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE Docket: 2184CV01075-BLS2 Dates: April 14, 2025

SUPERIOR COURT SALVATORE F. DIMASI vs. WILLIAM F. GALVIN, in his official capacity as SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Docket: 2084CV00090 Dates: July 2, 2020

SUPERIOR COURT COMMCAN, INC., AND OTHERS[1] V. CHARLIE BAKER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Docket: 2084CV00808-BLS2 Dates: April 16, 2020

SUPERIOR COURT MAURA HEALEY, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND LYFT, INC. Docket: 2084CV01519-BLS1 Dates: March 25, 2021

537 U.S. 1031 McCLUREv.GALVIN, SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 02-532. Supreme Court of United States. November 18, 2002. 1 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS. 2

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 25-1611 AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION; IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS (UAW); BRITTANY CHARLTON; KATIE EDWARDS; PETER LURIE; and NICOLE MAPHIS, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; JAY BHATTACHARYA, in his official capacity as

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS STEARNS, District Judge. The plaintiff was victimized by Jamie Melendez. When plaintiff was fourteen years of age and Melendez nineteen, the two engaged in sexual relations to which the underage plaintiff could not validly consent. Plaintiff became pregnant by Melendez and gave birth to his biological child. In September of 2011, Melendez pled guilty to f

OPINION BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Circuit Judge. This case raises an interesting question of sovereign immunity, specifically the question of whether the states gave up their sovereign immunity in bankruptcy matters under the Constitution. The case concerns an appeal from the district court, reversing a pretrial order of the bankruptcy court. H.J. Wils

McGuire, Thomas F., J. The plaintiffs, Lighthouse Masonry, Inc. and its president, Paul Alves,1 have brought this action challenging Lighthouse’s debarment from bidding on and contracting to construct public works projects. The defendants issued a notice of debarment based on the contention that the plaintiffs were late in paying a $500.00 fine. The plaintiffs contend that the $500.00 fine was paid o

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. Appellant, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 1 (the “Tribe”), a federally recognized Indian tribe, seeks to have gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721, on its trust lands in Dukes County, Massachusetts (the “Settlement Lands”). Appellees,

EBEL, Circuit Judge. In these appeals, Plaintiffs-Appellants Richard A. and Walter R. Silva challenge the district court’s decisions dismissing two federal actions by which the Silvas challenged foreclosure proceedings occurring in Massachusetts state court. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM. I. BACKGROUND The

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YOUNG, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION The plaintiff, the United States of America (“United States”), commenced this action on September 28, 2009, against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (collectively the “Commonwealth”) seeking an order enjoining the Commonwealth from administering the Caritas Physical A

204 F.Supp.2d 163 (2002) Harold Omar MACK, Plaintiff v. The COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, et al, Defendants No. CIV.A. 02-30068-MAP. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. May 21, 2002. *164 Harold Omar Mack, Springfield, MA, Pro se. ORDER REGARDING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR SUMMARY DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO 2

525 F.Supp.2d 237 (2007) Roger BANCROFT, Petitioner v. The Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS, et al. C.A. No. 06-30181-MAP. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. December 4, 2007. *238 Roger R. Bancroft, Harrisonburg, VA, Pro se. Randall E. Ravitz, Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA, for The Commonwealth of M

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APPEALS COURT CITY OF SOMERVILLE vs. SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH Docket: 24-P-398 Dates: May 12, 2025 - September 17, 2025 P

LYNCH, Chief Judge. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts petitions for review from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (“NRC” or “Commission”) March 8, 2012 order denying the Commonwealth’s petition for review of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board’s (“ASLB”) denial of Massachusetts’s motion to admit a new contention, and other related requests (12-1404). The NRC rejected the Commonw

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Ariel Hernandez seeks to vacate his Massachusetts state court convictions on armed robbery, first degree murder, armed home invasion, and weapons charges. Hernandez contends the Massachusetts state courts wrongfully denied: (1) his motion to suppress firearm evidence, (2) his motion to sever his trial from that of two co-defendants, and