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Amicus Announcement

SJC-11271


THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2012
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE
THE FIRST DAY OF THE SITTING IN WHICH THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT

 SJC-11271
Susanne Drakopoulos & another v. U.S. Bank N.A., trustee

In this case arising from the plaintiffs' refinancing of the mortgage of their home, whether securitizers and assignees of the borrowers' note and mortgage loan can be held liable under the provisions of the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, G. L. c. 183C, and the Massachusetts Borrower's Interest Act, G. L. c. 183, § 28C.

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

September 2012


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