| No. 11-954 | ||||
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| Docketed: | February 3, 2012 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts |
| Case Nos.: | (SJC-10756) |
| Decision Date: | September 22, 2011 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 3, 2011 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 1 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2012) |
| Feb 15 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 4, 2012. |
| Mar 5 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
| Apr 4 2012 | Brief of respondent William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in opposition filed. |
| Apr 16 2012 | Reply of petitioners Bulldog Investors General Partnership, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 10, 2012. |
| May 14 2012 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Laurence H. Tribe | 420 Houser Hall | (617) 495-4621 |
| Counsel of Record | 1575 Massachusetts Avenue | |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | ||
| tribe@law.harvard.edu | ||
| Party name: Bulldog Investors General Partnership, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Pierce O. Cray | Assistant Attorney General | (617) 963-2084 |
| Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General | |
| One Ashburton Place | ||
| Boston, MA 02108 | ||
| Pierce.Cray@state.ma.us | ||
| Party name: William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | ||
| Other: | ||
| Hans Bader | Competitive Enterprise Institute | (202) 331-1010 |
| 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1250 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| hans.bader@cei.org | ||
| Party name: Cato Institute, et al. | ||