Marie Baptiste et al v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al
| Massachusetts District Court | |
| Judge: | Mark L Wolf |
| Case #: | 1:20-cv-11335 |
| Nature of Suit | 950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes |
| Cause | 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s) |
| Case Filed: | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Terminated: | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Last checked: Monday Jan 11, 2021 4:41 AM EST |
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Matthew Desmond
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Pacific Legal Foundation
amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814 |
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UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.
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The Public Health Law Watch
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The Children's Hospital Corporation
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Justin Steil
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David Robinson
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MLPB (F/K/A Medical Legal Partnership / Boston)
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Health Law Advocates, Inc.
1 Federal St. Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02110 |
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Health Care For All
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City Life/Vida Urbana
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American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004 |
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Boston Medical Center Corporation
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William Berman
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Defendant
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor
Boston, MA 02108 |
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Defendant
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108 |
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Defendant
Gov. Charles Baker
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02118 |
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Defendant
Mike Kennealy
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Movant
Joseph Michalakes
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Plaintiff
Marie Baptiste
30 Country Club Drive
Randolph, MA 02368 |
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Plaintiff
Mitchell Matorin
162 Ingleside Ave. #A
Worcester, MA 01604 |
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Plaintiff
Jonathan Daponte
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| TERMINATED PARTIES | |
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Intervenor Defendant
Lynn United For Change
Terminated: 08/05/2020
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Intervenor Defendant
Chelsea Collaborative, Inc.
Terminated: 08/04/2020
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Intervenor Defendant
Springfield No One Leaves
Terminated: 08/05/2020
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City Life/Vida Urbana
Terminated: 08/04/2020
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GPO
Jul 21 2020
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.It is hereby ORDERED that, by July 27, 2020, the parties shall confer and report: (a) whether they believe my disqualification is required pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §455(a) and/or (b); whether they believe Mr. Weitzel's disqualification is required; and, in any event, (c) whether they wish to waive any §455(a) ground for my disqualification relating to Mr. Weitzel, pursuant to §455(e). If the parties wish to question me about this matter, they shall so state in their reports, and they will be allowed to defer responding to the foregoing questions until they are discussed at a hearing in this case. (Montes, Mariliz) |
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GPO
Sep 01 2020
District Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall be prepared to address at the September 1, 2020 hearing the implications for plaintiffs' Right to Petition claim (Count II) of Zablocki v. Redhail, 434 U.S. 374, 387 n.12 (1978), and Lyng v. Castillo, 477 U.S. 635, 638 (1986). (Montes, Mariliz) |
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GPO
Sep 25 2020
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered reserving ruling and denying in part on 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; granting 5 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages; reserving ruling on 69 Motion to Dismiss; granting 71 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages; denying 103 Motion for Leave to File Document; denying 117 Motion to Strike; denying 26 Motion to Dismiss; granting 31 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. For the reasons stated during the August 24, 2020 hearing concerning possible abstention, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative to Stay (Dkt. No. 26) is DENIED without prejudice. 2. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Counts II, III, and V of the Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 69) is RESERVED. 3. Pacific Legal Foundation's Motion for Leave to File a Brief as Amicus Curiae (Dkt. No. 103) is DENIED. 4. Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Motions for Leave to File Excess Pages in their respective filings on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. Nos. 5, 31, 71) are ALLOWED. 5. Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Defendants' Supplemental Opposition to the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. No. 117) is DENIED. 6. Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. No. 2) is DENIED with regard to Counts I, II, IV, and V, and RESERVED concerning the compelled speech claim in Count III, which is in part meritorious. 7. By October 2, 2020, at 12:00 noon, the parties shall confer and: a. Defendants shall report whether they will promptly modify 400 C.M.R. §5.03(2) to remove the second required paragraph and, if so, how they will give public notice that it is no longer operative and will not be enforced at least until this case is decided on the merits. b. The parties shall report concerning how they propose this case proceed. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Docket last updated: 01/20/2025 11:59 PM EST |
| Monday, October 26, 2020 | ||
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order
Order Dismissing Case
Mon 10/26 4:37 PM
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. ORDER DISMISSING CASE. (Loret, Magdalena) |
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notice
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
Tue 10/20 9:49 AM
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Marie Baptiste, Jonathan Daponte, Mitchell Matorin (Vetstein, Richard) |
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