| Docket # | SJC-10881 |
| Date | May 2, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Summary process. Statute, Retroactive application, Retrospective statute, Construction. Words, "action", "eviction". |
| Appealed From | Hampden County Housing Court, Justice Dina E. Fein |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Federal National Mortgage Association: Thomas I. Elkind, Michael Thompson |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Nunez: Suzanne Garrow, Thomas P. Zito |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Law Reform Institute; City Life/Vida Urbana |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |