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We modify a judgment of the Hampden County Housing Court in order to provide opportunity for use of the grievance procedure applicable to this dispute involving a local housing authority. Michelle Lewis occupied under lease an apartment in the Leo P. Senecal Project of the defendant Chicopee Housing Authority (Authority). Listed on the lease as the only other member of the household was her son, the plaintiff Christopher Arsenault, an infa

Sikora, J. Police arrested Gale Costa and charged her with soliciting sex for a fee and keeping a house of ill fame at her federally subsidized apartment. Subsequently the Fall River Hous*270ing Authority (housing authority) terminated her subsidy pursuant to Federal housing regulations. Costa challenged the housing authority’s decision by means of an action in the Southe

APPEALS COURT KATHERINE DANT & another[1] vs. MOBILE HOME RENT CONTROL BOARD OF CHICOPEE & another[2] Docket: 24-P-857 Dates: April 8, 2025 – August 15, 2025

Lynch, J. The Boston Housing Authority (authority) appeals from a judgment entered in the Boston Division of the Housing Court Department rejecting the authority’s claim for possession of a housing unit occupied by the defendant and awarding the defendant damages on his counterclaim under G. L. c. 93A.1 On appeal, the authority contends that the judge erred in (1) imposing liability on the authority

Wilkins, C.J. The plaintiff, William Walker, is a tenant of the defendant Georgetown Housing Authority’s (authority’s) *672State-assisted public housing development for the elderly and disabled, known as the Trestle Way development. He challenges the authority’s limitation on door-to-door campaigning and soliciting at the development.* 2 He as

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690 F.Supp. 109 (1988) Donna SKINNER, Plaintiff, v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. No. 88-624-Y. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. July 5, 1988. Jon Laramore, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff. Myles McDonough, Boston Housing Authority, Legal Dept., Patrick Costello, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Law Dept., Boston, Mass., for defendants

MASTROIANNI, U.S.D.J. I. INTRODUCTION Jamil Roman ("Defendant") filed a motion to suppress the fruits of separate searches of his person, business, and residence. Following a Franks hearing, this court granted Defendant's motion as to the search of his business due to material misrepresentations and omissions in the affidavit supporting the warrant (which affidavit also supported the warrant to search Defe

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 23-1582 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. SETH M. BOURGET, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Denise J. Casper, U.S. District Judge] Before

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. Todd Faust (“Faust”) entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of ammunition under 18 U.S.C. *44§ 922(g)(1). He contends on appeal that his conviction must be overturned because police obtained the ammunition in violation of the Fourth Amendment and because the statements he made to police during his station house intervie

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS NECESSARY FOR LEGAL DEFENSE AND ON THE GOVERNMENT’S MOTION FOR ACCESS TO RECORDS FILED EX PARTE AND UNDER SEAL (Dkt. Nos. 27 & 145) ROBERTSON, United States Magistrate Judge I. INTRODUCTION Defendant Syed Bokhari (“Defendant”) was initially indicted on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, aiding and abetti

94 B.R. 838 (1989) In re Vera ADAMS, Debtor. Vera ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, Edward Sparkman, Trustee, and James J. O'Connell, U.S. Trustee, Defendants. In re Kim BOWENS, Debtor. Kim BOWENS, Plaintiff, v. The PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, Marilyn Lowney, Robert Byrd, PHA Police Officer # 2, PHA Police Officer # 3, PHA Police Officer # 4, Edward Sparkman, Trustee and James J. O'Connell, U.S. Trustee,

Eaton, Judge: One case, in this consolidated action, was brought by plaintiff the United States ("plaintiff" or the "Government") against Tricots Liesse 1983, Inc. ("third-party defendant" or "Tricots") to recover civil penalties and unpaid duties pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1592

Gants, J. Boston Edison Company (Boston Edison) brought this action under G. L. c. 79, § 12, to recover damages caused by four eminent domain takings by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) on property known as the Fore River Station (site) in the town of Weymouth and city of Quincy. After a lengthy trial, the jury answered special questions and awarded damages of $8,100,000 for takings on the north parcel of the p

336 F.Supp.2d 87 (2004) Emily MCINTYRE and Christopher McIntyre as co-administrators of the Estate of John L. McIntyre, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.01-CV-10408-RC. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. September 30, 2004. *88 *89

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge. On September 21, 2000, a grand jury returned a ten-count indictment against defendants Jerome Capelton and Gary White. The grand jury indicted White on nine counts of illicit drug activity, including one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine powder, and seve

OPINION DAMICH, Chief Judge. I. Introduction This case involves a claim by Stanton E. Collier (Plaintiff), appearing pro se, that he is owed military pay because he was paid at a GS-14 level while performing the duties of a GS-15 position. Plaintiff advances three grounds for relief: (1) the Government breached an express or implied-in-fact contract established by Plaintiff’s

SELYA, Circuit Judge. This appeal presents a series of questions, some of novel impression in this circuit, concerning various federal drug-trafficking laws. Those questions touch upon the quantum of evidence necessary to establish the existence of a drug-trafficking conspiracy; the necessity (if any) for a *149

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. Stanton E. Collier appeals the decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims dismissing his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 1 We affirm the decision. <

250 F.Supp.2d 432 (2002) UNITED STATES of America v. Michael J. O'DRISCOLL No. 4:CR-01-277. United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. July 8, 2002. *433 James T. Clancy, Eric Pfisterer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Harrisburg, PA, for U.S. Michael J. O'Driscoll, USP-Allenwood, White Deer, PA, pro se. David A. Ruhn