Dunne v. Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners et al
Plaintiff alleged that the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court have engaged in constitutionally invidious discrimination by including an inappropriate question on the Massachusetts Bar Examination compelling plaintiff to write an affirmative response explicitly and implicitly accepting, supporting and promoting homosexual marriage and homosexual parenting as a prerequisite to the practice of law in the State of Massachusetts.
| Plaintiff: | Stephen Dunne |
|---|---|
| Defendant: | Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr., Anthony G. Massimiano, Alice E. Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael K. Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judith A. Cowin and John M. Greaney |
| Case Number: | 1:2007cv11166 |
| Filed: | June 25, 2007 |
| Court: | Massachusetts District Court |
| Office: | Boston Office [ Court Info ] |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Presiding Judge: | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock |
| Nature of Suit: | Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause: | 42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Jury Demanded By: | Plaintiff |
| Amount Demanded: | $9,750,000.00 |
Date Filed |
# |
Docket Text |
| June 25, 2007 | 1 | COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Damages against all defendants, filed by Stephen Dunne. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Abaid, Kimberly) (Entered: June 25, 2007) |
| June 25, 2007 | ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Alexander (Abaid, Kimberly) (Entered: June 25, 2007) | |
| June 27, 2007 | Filing fee: $ 350.00, receipt number 80877 for 1 Complaint (Diskes, Sheila) (Entered: June 27, 2007) | |
| July 6, 2007 | 2 | NOTICE of Appearance by Anne L. Sterman on behalf of Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Sterman, Anne) (Entered: July 6, 2007) |
| July 9, 2007 | 3 | AMENDED COMPLAINT against Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, filed by Stephen Dunne.(Nici, Richard) (Entered: July 9, 2007) |
| July 30, 2007 | 4 | MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint by Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.(Sterman, Anne) (Entered: July 30, 2007) |
| July 30, 2007 | 5 | MEMORANDUM in Support re 4 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint filed by Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Sterman, Anne) (Entered: July 30, 2007) |
| August 10, 2007 | 6 | MOTION TO CONTINUE HEARING OF DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Stephen Dunne.Exhibit not scanned due to personal identifiers.(Nici, Richard) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/15/2007 (Nici, Richard). (Entered: August 14, 2007) |
| August 15, 2007 | 7 | RESPONSE to Motion re [6] MOTION TO CONTINUE HEARING OF dEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT filed by Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. (Sterman, Anne) (Entered: August 15, 2007) |
| August 16, 2007 | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock : Electronic ORDER entered granting [6] Motion continue time for response to defendant's dispositive motion, on condition the plaintiff files a status report on or before September 7, 2007 providing, after consultation with his treating medical care professionals, a date certain by which he proposes to file his written response to the defendant's motion to dismiss. (Woodlock, Douglas) (Entered: August 16, 2007) | |
| August 24, 2007 | 8 | MOTION to Continue hearing to 11/29/07 by Stephen Dunne. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit)(Nici, Richard) Modified on 8/29/2007 removed from the view of the public docket due to personal identifiers. (Nici, Richard). (Entered: August 27, 2007) |
| September 5, 2007 | 9 | MOTION to Dismiss by Stephen Dunne. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Nici, Richard) (Entered: September 6, 2007) |
| September 7, 2007 | 10 | RESPONSE to Motion re 9 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Margaret H. Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judiith A. Cowin, John M. Greaney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, William F. Kennedy, Jr, Anthony Massimiano, Alice Richmond, Geoffrey R. Bok, Michael Callahan, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. (Sterman, Anne) (Entered: September 7, 2007) |
| October 9, 2007 | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock : Electronic ORDER entered granting 9 MOTION to Dismiss by Stephen Dunne (Lovett, Jarrett) (Entered: October 9, 2007) | |
| October 9, 2007 | 11 | Judge Douglas P. Woodlock : ORDER entered. ORDER DISMISSING CASE(Nici, Richard) (Entered: October 9, 2007) |
Docket Report Last Checked: November 29, 2007 14:30:45 PST
| Search for this case: Dunne v. Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners et al | |
|---|---|
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Plaintiff: Stephen Dunne | |
|---|---|
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: William F. Kennedy, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Anthony G. Massimiano | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Alice E. Richmond | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Geoffrey R. Bok | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Michael K. Callahan | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Margaret H. Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Roderick Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Judith A. Cowin | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: John M. Greaney | |
|---|---|
| Represented By: Anne L. Sterman | |
| Search Dockets | [ Dockets ] |
| Search Blogs | [ Justia BlawgSearch | BlawgSearch Google Co-op | Blawg.com | Bloglines | Feedster | Google Blogsearch | Technorati ] |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Legal Web | Google | MSN | Yahoo | Ask ] |