Credit: pathdoc/Adobe Stock Maine High Court Reinstates Suit: Judicial Branch's Website Directed Plaintiffs to Follow Outdated, Pandemic-Era Form
The court concluded that while the district court didn't err in dismissing the lawsuit over plaintiffs' nonappearance, as they believed they were to appear by telephone, the dismissal was too drastic given the circumstances.
May 28, 2024 at 04:17 PM
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Civil Appeals
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court reinstated a suit seeking to recover personal property after it was dismissed for the plaintiffs nonappearance in district court, concluding that the sanction was too drastic given the misunderstandings about pandemic remote hearing orders in June 2023.
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