Amicus Announcement

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 SEPTEMBER 2007

AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 4, 2007.

SJC-09914
Warren Jepson & another v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Ipswich & another

    The issues presented, among others, are whether G. L. c. 40B authorizes a zoning board of appeals, when issuing a comprehensive permit, to override zoning requirements for a commercial use within an affordable housing project; whether an abutting homeowner and an abutting housing authority have standing to challenge the issuance of the permit. 

    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