Case Name: James Matera & others vs. Municipal Court of the City of Boston
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1975-06-12
Citations: 368 Mass. 809
Docket Number: 
Parties: James Matera & others vs. Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 368
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
James Matera & others vs. Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
June 12, 1975.
Lester M. Gold for the plaintiffs.
Kevin J. Riordan, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Opinion:
The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment dismissing their petition which asked a single justice of this court to exercise the court's power of general superintendence under G. L. c. 211, § 3. The plaintiffs' grievance could be raised in- criminal proceedings pending against them in the Superior Court, and appellate review obtained thereafter, if necessary. There was no error in denying relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. Whitmarsh v. Commonwealth, 366 Mass. 212, 215 (1974), opp. dism. 421 U. S. 957 (1975). Costarelli v. Municipal Court of the City of Boston, 367 Mass. 35, 41-42 (1975).
Judgment affirmed.