29 Greenwood, LLC v. City of Newton

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

__________________________________________ ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 23-10800-FDS ) MAYOR RUTHANNE FULLER, DOUG ) CORNELIUS, PETER DIMOND, KATY ) HAX HOLMES, JOHN LOJEK, ANTHONY ) CICCARIELLO, NEWTON HISTORICAL ) COMMISSION, and CITY OF NEWTON, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________)

ORDER ON PULLMAN ABSTENTION SAYLOR, C.J. On February 4, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rendered its decision on plaintiff’s appeal of the Court’s grant of defendant’s motion to dismiss. The First Circuit vacated the Court’s dismissal and remanded with instructions to enter a stay under R.R. Comm’n v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941). In accordance with the decision of the Court of Appeals, the Court hereby STAYS the case pending a ruling by the Massachusetts state courts on the Commission’s actions under state law. So Ordered.

/s/ F. Dennis Saylor IV F. Dennis Saylor IV Dated: April 1, 2025 Chief Judge, United States District Court