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Falmouth Wind Turbines Land Court June 8 2016 Fast Track
Town of Falmouth v. Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals. JUDGE ROBERT FOSTER Land Court .Taxpayers pay Both Defendant and Plaintiff Attorneys.
File Date 04/28/2016 Case Judge: Hon. Robert B. Foster,
Fast track : sixteen (16) months to trial (Fast or “F”Track)
Next Event: 06/08/2016
Case Type : Miscellaneous
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Case Status : Open
16 MISC 000234
Town of Falmouth - Plaintiff
Attorney
Duffy, Jr., Esq., Frank K
Tillotson, Esq., Diane C
Zoning Board of Appeals Defendant
Attorney/Bar Code
Bobrowski, Esq., Mark
Event and Judge
06/08/2016 11:00 AM Case Management Conference Foster, Hon. Robert B.
04/28/2016 Complaint filed.
04/28/2016 Case assigned to the Fast Track per Land Court Standing Order 1:04.
04/28/2016 Uniform Counsel Certificate for Civil Cases filed by Plaintiff.
05/04/2016 The case has been assigned to the Fast Track. Notice sent.
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05/04/2016 Event Scheduled
Event: Case Management Conference
Date: 06/08/2016 Time: 11:00 AM
(Notice Sent to Attorneys Frank K. Duffy, Jr. and Diane C. Tillotson)
05/09/2016 Motion to Intervene, filed.
05/11/2016 Scheduled
Event: Motion to Intervene
Date: 06/08/2016 Time: 11:00 AM
(Notice sent to Attys. Tillotson and Duffy)
05/16/2016 Appearance of Mark Bobrowski
Track Designation : At time of filing, all Cases shall be assigned to one of the following tracks: sixteen (16) months to trial (Fast or “F”Track)
At any time, the judge to whom the action has been assigned may, at his or her discretion, and after the parties have had a chance to be heard, change the track which governs the case.
Boston lawyers are the best in the country.
The average hourly rate for partners in Boston is $ 600.00 and for associates it was around $400.00 per hour.
Falmouth taxpayers are paying both sides no matter who wins in this case.
Appealing Cases from Land Court : For almost all cases, the appeal is to the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
For almost all cases, within thirty days of entry of the judgment on the docket.
For Falmouth taxpayers this ain't their first time at this Rodeo - The Town of Falmouth is spending up to $300,000.00 every six months for all their litigation cases.
This litigation makes the eleventh active lawsuit on record. Annual Town Meeting is November of 2016.
The Land Court case should prove to be the most expensive leaving room for a Special Town Meeting request for more money - your money
