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Reade v. Galvin

SJC-11776
Argue Date: Monday May 4, 2015
*Summary:   Civil Proceedings; Indigency-- A plaintiff who sought a waiver of court fees on the basis of indigency in connection with a Superior Court civil action is appealing the denial of his request, claiming that his receipt of veterans' benefits entitles him to a waiver.
Justices: Gants, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines, JJ.
Appellant: Reade
Counsel for Appellant: Meredith M. Leary, Joel Rothman, Emily B. Kanstroom, Robert Buchholz
Appellee: Galvin
Counsel for Appellee: Douglas S. Martland
Court Appealed From: Barnstable Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Robert C. Rufo, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc., Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Office of Court Management of the Trial Court

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