Amicus Announcement
SJC-10048 and SJC-10057
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT WILL BE SCHEDULED IN DECEMBER 2007.
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 26, 2007.
SJC-10048
William Taylor & others v. Housing Appeals Committee & others
In these consolidated cases, the issue presented is whether the Housing
Appeals Committee was deprived of jurisdiction of an appeal when the
municipality achieved the statutory minimum obligation of affordable housing
under G. L. c. 40B, after the municipal Board of Appeals had rendered its decision
but before the Housing Appeals Committee determined the appeal therefrom.
These cases are also paired for argument with Taylor v. Board of Appeals of
Lexington, SJC-09993.
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 |
October 15, 2007