Amicus Announcement
SJC-10197
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 2008.
SJC-10197
Gale Costa v. Fall River Housing Authority & another
The issues presented, among others, are: whether a housing authority may lawfully terminate a Section 8 housing voucher based solely on hearsay evidence, namely a police report and a newspaper article; whether the Housing Court judge correctly determined that the applicable regulations did not furnish grounds for termination of the voucher, where the alleged criminal activity was neither drug-related nor violent.
Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
June 23, 2008