Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)

Citation: Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)
Parent Document: Adjartey v. Cent. Div. of the Hous. Court Departmentand, 120 N.E.3d 297 (2019)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2019-04-10
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7178223/adjartey-v-cent-div-of-the-hous... ↗

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The amici state in their brief that based on the experiences of counsel for indigent clients, clerks often approve indigency requests without hearing only if they are based on the applicant's receipt of public benefits. We clarify that based on the text of the statute, clerks are required to approve all fee waiver requests based on indigency where the affidavit is regular and complete on its face, demonstrates that the applicant is indigent under G. L. c. 261, § 27A, and requests a waiver of normal fees and costs. See G. L. c. 261, § 27C (2).

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