United States District Court Judge Rya Zobel in Chestnut v. Ciavola and The City of Lowell

Partial opinion of United States District Court Judge Rya Zobel in Chestnut v. Ciavola and The City of Lowell. June 25, 2001. Attorney Dan Sharp won the case and requested attorney’s fees under 42 USC Section 1983. The City of Lowell opposed the motion. Here is what Judge Zobel had

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Philip v. Cronin

PHILIP v. CRONIN

Abraham PHILIP, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. John CRONIN, Defendant, Appellee.

No. 06-1860.

– August 07, 2008

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, O’CONNOR,Associate Justice, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.*

Daniel S. Sharp with whom Elaine Whitfield Sharp and Whitfield Sharp & Sharp were on brief for appellant.Mary O’Neil, Assistant Attorney General, with … Read more

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Louise Woodward

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
v.
LOUISE WOODWARD

SJC-07635

COMMONWEALTH vs. LOUISE WOODWARD(and a companion case). Middlesex. March 9, 1998. – June 16, 1998. Present: Wilkins, C.J., Abrams, Lynch, Greaney, Fried, Marshall, & Ireland, JJ.

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