Here’s the latest vis independent journalist Grant – Smith Ellis
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The notice filed by Shannon O’Brien as to an upcoming administrative record in her case against Deb Goldberg. (Released via MassCourts, 3/3/25)
As a result, sometime in the coming months (probably April), the Judge in the case (Hon. Robert B. Gordan, specially assigned to the matter) will then make a ruling as to what version of the record is made public (and, in turn, what, if any, sections of the record will be redacted from public view).
Previously, Judge Gordan expressed extreme skepticism at the arguments put forth by Goldberg’s lawyers (Goldberg is represented in the case by the state Attorney General’s office via Assistant AG Hitt) as to keeping this record secret.
However, the Judge did permit a few weeks for requests to be submitted to the court for the purposes of third parties raising their own objections to public disclosure of these records.
In turn, the state’s CCC, itself, filed a request for permission to view the redacted documents (back in late February). As is becoming a pattern in the case, however, the CCC was chastised by Judge Gordan for failing to follow proper procedure when submitting their request to the court to view the redacted document (in particular as to making a simple phone call to O’Brien’s counsel to see if O’Brien wanted to object, or say anything to the court, about the CCC’s request).
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Judge Gordan scolds the Massachusetts CCC for failing to follow proper procedure when seeking permission to view unredacted copies of still-hidden court documents in the Shannon O’Brien vs Deb Goldberg case. (Released via MassCourts, 2/25/25)
Read the initial ruling denying the CCC”s “emergency” request to view the unredacted documents here – https://drive.google.com/file/
Eventually, a few days later, O’Brien did respond to that request from the CCC. While O’Brien did not object to the CCC viewing the unredacted documents, O’Brien did not that the CCC’s request was clearly an attempt to delay the court’s consideration of the motion to make these documents public. Read that response from O’Brien here – https://drive.google.com/file/
In turn, when Judge Gordan did eventually approve the CCC’s request, the Judge did so with a reminder to all parties that the court’s existing scheduling order as to consideration of the motion to make the unredacted administrative record (be it from O’Brien or Goldberg or some combination of the two) remains firm.
and there’s plenty more if you have the energy for it
