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FRANCIS J. BEVILACQUA, THIRD vs. PABLO RODRIGUEZ SJC-10880 CASE HEADER Decided (Full Opinion) Status Date 10/18/2011 Miscellaneous Entry Date 01/03/2011 Plaintiff Case Type Civil Brief Due Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ. 05/02/2011 Decision Date 10/18/2011 2010-P-1912 Citation 460 Mass. 762 DAR-19297 Lower Ct Number 10MISC427157 Land Court Lower Ct Judge Direct Appellate Review ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Jeffrey B. Loeb, Esquire David Glod, Esquire

Case Status Nature Appellant Brief Status Quorum Argued Date AC/SJ Number DAR/FAR Number Lower Court Route to SJC INVOLVED PARTY

Francis J. Bevilacqua, III Plaintiff/Appellant Blue br transferred w/case Pablo Rodriguez Defendant/Appellee No brief expected The American Land Title Association Amicus Amicus brief filed Wilmerhale Legal Services Center Amicus Amicus brief filed Mortgage Bankers Association Amicus Amicus brief filed Attorney General Amicus Amicus brief filed Adam J. Levitin Pro Se Amicus Amicus brief filed Christopher L. Peterson Pro Se Amicus On brief of another party

Mark B. Johnson, Esquire

Max Weinstein, Esquire Paul R. Collier, III, Esquire Richard Oetheimer, Esquire Thomas M. Hefferon, Esquire Natalie F. Langlois, Esquire John M. Stephan, A.A.G. Amber Anderson Villa, A.A.G.

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Katherine Porter Pro Se Amicus On brief of another party John A.E. Pottow Pro Se Amicus On brief of another party The Massachusetts Association of Ban Amicus Amicus brief filed

Edward Rainen, Esquire Carrie B. Rainen, Esquire

Appellant Bevilacqua Brief Amicus Wilmerhale Legal Brief Amicus Attorney General Brief Amicus Bank Counsel Brief

BRIEFS Amicus American Land Title Brief Amicus Mortgage Banker Brief Amicus Levitin Brief DOCKET ENTRIES

Entry Date Paper 01/03/2011 #1 01/03/2011 01/04/2011 #2 01/25/2011 #3 02/04/2011 #4

03/08/2011 #5 04/05/2011 #6 04/15/2011 #7 04/19/2011 #8

04/19/2011 #9

04/19/2011 #10 04/19/2011 #11 04/20/2011 #12

04/22/2011 #13 04/22/2011 #14

Entry Text Entered. Notice to counsel. Transferred from Appeals Court: Plaintiff/Appellant's brief (5) copies. Additional 12 copies of brief filed by Francis J. Bevilacqua. NOTICE of April argument sent. ANNOUNCEMENT: The Justices are soliciting amicus briefs. Whether a Land Court judge correctly dismissed a petition under G. L. c. 240, 1, to "try title", where the plaintiff held a quitclaim deed conveyed after an invalid foreclosure sale of the property by U.S. Bank National Association, which did not hold the mortgage at the time of the sale. Argument is tentatively scheduled for May 2011. Amicus submissions are due two weeks before the first day of the sitting in which argument is scheduled. NOTICE of May argument sent. ORDERED for argument on May 2. Notice sent. SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus The American Land Title Association by Mark B. Johnson. MOTION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF and TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT, filed for Wilmerhale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School by Max Weinstein, Esquire. (Referred to the justices) The motion to participate in oral argument is DENIED. (By the Court.) SERVICE of amicus brief of Wilmerhale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School by Max Weinstein, Esquire and Paul R. Collier, III, Esquire. SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus Mortgage Bankers Association by Richard Oetheimer. SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus Attorney General by John M. Stephan. MOTION OF AMICUS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT, filed for Attorney General by John M. Stephan, A.A.G.. ALLOWED. (By the Court.) MOTION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF, filed for Adam J. Levitin & others by Adam J. Levitin & others Pro Se. SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus Adam J. Levitin & others by Adam

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04/22/2011 #15 04/25/2011 #16 04/25/2011 #17

04/25/2011 #18 04/28/2011 #19

05/02/2011 09/09/2011 #20 10/18/2011 #21

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J. Levitin & others Pro Se. MOTION to participate in oral argument, filed for Mortgage Bankers Association by Natalie F. Langlois, Esquire. DENIED. (By the court.) MOTION to participate in oral arguments, filed for The American Land Title Association by Mark B. Johnson, Esquire. (Denied) By the Court. MOTION to extend time to file amicus brief, filed for The Massachusetts Association of Bank Counsel, Inc. by Edward Rainen, Esquire, Carrie B. Rainen, Esquire. (Allowed) SERVICE of amicus brief for Amicus The Massachusetts Association of Bank Counsel, Inc. by Edward Rainen, Carrie B. Rainen. ORDER (By the Court): Upon reconsideration of papers # 8 & 13, the same are allowed. Counsel for each amicus, namely Wilmerhale and Mortgage Bankers, will each have ten minutes of oral argument. Notice sent.. Oral argument held. (Ireland, C.J., Spina, J., Cordy, J., Botsford, J., Gants, J., Duffly, J.). ORDER waiving 130-Day rule. Notice to counsel. RESCRIPT (Full Opinion): This case is remanded to the Land Court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion. (By the Court) Reasons as on file. Notice sent. RESCRIPT ISSUED to trial court.
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