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"Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by swamper on Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:36 am
Official requests lawyers be disbarred Says attorneys in Demoulas case plotted against judge
The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated:10/29/2006 06:41:46 AM EST
BOSTON -- A state board that investigates lawyers is recommending disbarment for a pair of Boston attorneys and suspension for a retired Lowell attorney accused of trying to discredit a judge who ruled against their clients in the battle for the assets of the Demoulas supermarket chain.
The Board of Bar Overseers has upheld the recommendation of a hearing officer that Gary C. Crossen and Kevin P. Curry, both of Boston, be disbarred by the Supreme Judicial Court for their actions in the case.
The board did not uphold hearing officer M. Ellen Carpenter's recommendation that retired Lowell attorney Richard K. Donahue be disbarred, and instead recommended that Donahue be suspended for three years.
Donahue's profile with the Board of Bar Overseers lists him as retired though.
His son, Richard K. Donahue Jr., still practices law in Lowell but had no involvement in this case.
The accusations are that the men intimidated a former law clerk of Judge Maria Lopez, and at the same time offered him high-paying jobs,
in an attempt to obtain information to discredit Lopez, who had ruled against their clients in 1995.
The board found that the senior Donahue helped only to plan the plot, and did not participate further.
In her 229-page recommendation, issued in May 2005, Carpenter said the hearings into the accusations, to her knowledge, were the lengthiest in the 30-year history of the Board of Bar Overseers.
The investigation began more than nine years ago.
The lawsuit stretched for years as well, with Lopez eventually ruling that heirs of George Demoulas, the supermarket chain's co-founder, had been cheated out of millions by relatives and ordered many of the assets transferred.
"We have maintained Gary's innocence under the rules applicable to lawyers from the outset," Crossen's attorney, Thomas Kiley, told the Boston Globe. "We are deeply disappointed that the majority of the board didn't see it our way. We will continue to battle until he is totally vindicated."
Crossen is a former state and federal prosecutor and was ethics counsel to former governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci. Curry is a former state prosecutor. Donahue is a former chairman of the Board of Bar Overseers.
The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated:10/29/2006 06:41:46 AM EST
BOSTON -- A state board that investigates lawyers is recommending disbarment for a pair of Boston attorneys and suspension for a retired Lowell attorney accused of trying to discredit a judge who ruled against their clients in the battle for the assets of the Demoulas supermarket chain.
The Board of Bar Overseers has upheld the recommendation of a hearing officer that Gary C. Crossen and Kevin P. Curry, both of Boston, be disbarred by the Supreme Judicial Court for their actions in the case.
The board did not uphold hearing officer M. Ellen Carpenter's recommendation that retired Lowell attorney Richard K. Donahue be disbarred, and instead recommended that Donahue be suspended for three years.
Donahue's profile with the Board of Bar Overseers lists him as retired though.
His son, Richard K. Donahue Jr., still practices law in Lowell but had no involvement in this case.
The accusations are that the men intimidated a former law clerk of Judge Maria Lopez, and at the same time offered him high-paying jobs,
in an attempt to obtain information to discredit Lopez, who had ruled against their clients in 1995.
The board found that the senior Donahue helped only to plan the plot, and did not participate further.
In her 229-page recommendation, issued in May 2005, Carpenter said the hearings into the accusations, to her knowledge, were the lengthiest in the 30-year history of the Board of Bar Overseers.
The investigation began more than nine years ago.
The lawsuit stretched for years as well, with Lopez eventually ruling that heirs of George Demoulas, the supermarket chain's co-founder, had been cheated out of millions by relatives and ordered many of the assets transferred.
"We have maintained Gary's innocence under the rules applicable to lawyers from the outset," Crossen's attorney, Thomas Kiley, told the Boston Globe. "We are deeply disappointed that the majority of the board didn't see it our way. We will continue to battle until he is totally vindicated."
Crossen is a former state and federal prosecutor and was ethics counsel to former governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci. Curry is a former state prosecutor. Donahue is a former chairman of the Board of Bar Overseers.
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by silva56 on Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:40 am
Would you expect anything else from Demoulas??
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by swamper on Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:50 pm
The Latest....poor Kibbles...lol
High court rules against Demoulas in high-stakes case
By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com
Article Launched: 03/23/2007 08:50:21 PM EDT
BOSTON -- The state's highest court has rejected a Demoulas family member's appeal to make public the state Board of Bar Overseer's investigation that led to former Superior Court Judge Maria Lopez's resignation.
In a decision issued yesterday, the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the BBO's investigation is not included in the public records law, which does not apply to the judicial branch of government.
The BBO has come under scrutiny as a result of a complaint brought last year on behalf of Michael Kettenbach, a member of the now-late Telemachus "Mike" Demoulas family.
Kettenbach, vice president of RMD Inc., Demoulas' real-estate arm, requested under the public records statute that the BBO and bar counsel permit him to "inspect, examine, and obtain one copy of every document in their custody relating to the former judge's status as a member of the bar."
High court rules against Demoulas in high-stakes case
By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com
Article Launched: 03/23/2007 08:50:21 PM EDT
BOSTON -- The state's highest court has rejected a Demoulas family member's appeal to make public the state Board of Bar Overseer's investigation that led to former Superior Court Judge Maria Lopez's resignation.
In a decision issued yesterday, the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the BBO's investigation is not included in the public records law, which does not apply to the judicial branch of government.
The BBO has come under scrutiny as a result of a complaint brought last year on behalf of Michael Kettenbach, a member of the now-late Telemachus "Mike" Demoulas family.
Kettenbach, vice president of RMD Inc., Demoulas' real-estate arm, requested under the public records statute that the BBO and bar counsel permit him to "inspect, examine, and obtain one copy of every document in their custody relating to the former judge's status as a member of the bar."
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by swamper on Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:54 pm
FINALLY! [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
SJC upholds disbarment of two Demoulas lawyers
By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com
Article Last Updated: 02/07/2008 11:30:50 AM EST
BOSTON -- The state's highest court has upheld the disbarment of a pair of Boston attorneys accused of trying to discredit former Judge Maria Lopez, who ruled against their clients in the battle for the assets of the Demoulas supermarket empire.
Using strong language, the state Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the Board of Bar Overseers' October 2006 recommendation that Gary C. Crossen and Kevin P. Curry be disbarred for their actions in the case.
In its decision to disbar Crossen, a former state and federal prosecutor who was ethics counsel to former governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci, the court wrote that he was at times the driving force in a "web of false, deceptive and threatening behavior designed to impugn the integrity of a sitting judge in order to obtain a result favorable to his client.''
Curry, a former state prosecutor, was engaged in "egregious, multiple and prolonged violations of the disciplinary rules prohibiting attorneys from acts of deceit and dishonesty in their professional dealings,''
the court wote.
With no motive other than his own financial gain, Curry persuaded a group of dissatisfied litigants in the bitterly contested, high-stakes civil lawsuit involving control of the $1.5 billion Demoulas supermarket chain that Lopez had "fixed'' the case, the SJC wrote.
Although unsuccessful in his pursuit to discredit Lopez, the ruse caused "needless embarassment to a judge, an attorney and their respective families,'' the SJC wrote.
The attorneys are said to have approached Lopez's former law clerk and offering him high-paying jobs in an attempt to obtain information to discredit Lopez, who had ruled against their clients in 1995.
The lawsuit stretched for years as well, with Lopez eventually ruling that heirs of George Demoulas, the Tewksbury supermarket chain's co-founder, had been cheated out of millions by relatives and ordered many of the assets transferred.
Crossen, Curry and retired Lowell attorney Richard K. Donahue represented the losing side of the late Telemachus "Mike'' Demoulas.
In a decision issued in January 2007, the Board of Bar Overseers chose not to disbar Donahue, instead recommending that he be suspended for three years. The board found that Donahue helped plan the plot, but did not participate further.
Donahue's son, Richard K. Donahue Jr., currently practices law in Lowell, but had no involvement in this case.
SJC upholds disbarment of two Demoulas lawyers
By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com
Article Last Updated: 02/07/2008 11:30:50 AM EST
BOSTON -- The state's highest court has upheld the disbarment of a pair of Boston attorneys accused of trying to discredit former Judge Maria Lopez, who ruled against their clients in the battle for the assets of the Demoulas supermarket empire.
Using strong language, the state Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld the Board of Bar Overseers' October 2006 recommendation that Gary C. Crossen and Kevin P. Curry be disbarred for their actions in the case.
In its decision to disbar Crossen, a former state and federal prosecutor who was ethics counsel to former governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci, the court wrote that he was at times the driving force in a "web of false, deceptive and threatening behavior designed to impugn the integrity of a sitting judge in order to obtain a result favorable to his client.''
Curry, a former state prosecutor, was engaged in "egregious, multiple and prolonged violations of the disciplinary rules prohibiting attorneys from acts of deceit and dishonesty in their professional dealings,''
the court wote.
With no motive other than his own financial gain, Curry persuaded a group of dissatisfied litigants in the bitterly contested, high-stakes civil lawsuit involving control of the $1.5 billion Demoulas supermarket chain that Lopez had "fixed'' the case, the SJC wrote.
Although unsuccessful in his pursuit to discredit Lopez, the ruse caused "needless embarassment to a judge, an attorney and their respective families,'' the SJC wrote.
The attorneys are said to have approached Lopez's former law clerk and offering him high-paying jobs in an attempt to obtain information to discredit Lopez, who had ruled against their clients in 1995.
The lawsuit stretched for years as well, with Lopez eventually ruling that heirs of George Demoulas, the Tewksbury supermarket chain's co-founder, had been cheated out of millions by relatives and ordered many of the assets transferred.
Crossen, Curry and retired Lowell attorney Richard K. Donahue represented the losing side of the late Telemachus "Mike'' Demoulas.
In a decision issued in January 2007, the Board of Bar Overseers chose not to disbar Donahue, instead recommending that he be suspended for three years. The board found that Donahue helped plan the plot, but did not participate further.
Donahue's son, Richard K. Donahue Jr., currently practices law in Lowell, but had no involvement in this case.
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Re: "Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by swamper on Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:05 pm
Another Demoulas lawsuit bites the dust! 
Court tosses Demoulas complaint; Stop & Shop gets OK for Chelmsford
By Rita Savard, rsavard@lowellsun.com
Article Last Updated: 09/09/2008 08:26:05 AM EDT
CHELMSFORD -- The abandoned Route 3 Cinema could finally meet the wrecking ball to make way for a new Super Stop & Shop.
The state Land Court has ruled to uphold the Chelmsford Planning Board's decision to let the grocery chain build on the Chelmsford Street site, about a quarter-mile over the Lowell border, ending a seven-year legal battle with the Demoulas family, which owns a Market Basket store directly across the street in East Gate Plaza. Chelmsford Street is also known as Route 110.
Town Manager Paul Cohen said the court's decision is good news for Chelmsford, allowing for a long-overdue face-lift of a blighted property anchored on a major roadway. Cohen also applauded the Planning Board for its attention to detail.
"They act very deliberately," Cohen said. "Sometimes it seems almost painstakingly deliberate. But they want voted decisions that can be supported on an appeal like this one."
Construction was halted on the Super Stop & Shop when the owner of East Gate Plaza appealed the project's permits. The lawsuit was filed by Valley Properties Inc., a branch of Market Basket. At the time, the president of the company was Telemachus "Mike" Demoulas, who died in 2003. The corporation's current president is Arthur T. Demoulas. The Demoulas family founded and owns Tewksbury-based Market Basket.
The lawsuit claimed the permits violated town bylaws and that Stop & Shop's plans were altered after the close of public hearings.
Representatives for Demoulas were unable to be reached last night.
The approval process for Stop & Shop took more than nine months to wind its way through various town boards, beginning in December 2000 and wrapping up in the fall of 2001.
This was not the first time Demoulas filed a lawsuit to squash potential developments that would directly compete with a Market Basket store.
A year before Stop & Shop laid out plans to take on Market Basket in Chelmsford, Maine-based Hannaford Bros. planned to build a Shop 'n' Save store at 777 Rogers St., in Lowell, directly across from Stadium Plaza, which includes a Market Basket.
That project was tied up in court for five years, with a Land Court judge ruling in favor of the Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board's decisions to grant permits for Hannaford to build in Belvidere. That store opened two years ago.
Cohen said Stop & Shop could begin construction in Chelmsford any time after Sept. 25, when the supermarket chain will be able to pull building permits.
In 2001, the Planning Board had approved the project with 287 parking spaces for a 76,000-square-foot supermarket. Fifteen of those spaces were designated for users of the Bruce Freeman bike path.
Stop & Shop officials had planned to close the store near Central Square, across from the Chelmsford Public Library, when the new Super Stop & Shop was built.
"Hopefully, this party can finally move forward," Cohen said.
Court tosses Demoulas complaint; Stop & Shop gets OK for Chelmsford
By Rita Savard, rsavard@lowellsun.com
Article Last Updated: 09/09/2008 08:26:05 AM EDT
CHELMSFORD -- The abandoned Route 3 Cinema could finally meet the wrecking ball to make way for a new Super Stop & Shop.
The state Land Court has ruled to uphold the Chelmsford Planning Board's decision to let the grocery chain build on the Chelmsford Street site, about a quarter-mile over the Lowell border, ending a seven-year legal battle with the Demoulas family, which owns a Market Basket store directly across the street in East Gate Plaza. Chelmsford Street is also known as Route 110.
Town Manager Paul Cohen said the court's decision is good news for Chelmsford, allowing for a long-overdue face-lift of a blighted property anchored on a major roadway. Cohen also applauded the Planning Board for its attention to detail.
"They act very deliberately," Cohen said. "Sometimes it seems almost painstakingly deliberate. But they want voted decisions that can be supported on an appeal like this one."
Construction was halted on the Super Stop & Shop when the owner of East Gate Plaza appealed the project's permits. The lawsuit was filed by Valley Properties Inc., a branch of Market Basket. At the time, the president of the company was Telemachus "Mike" Demoulas, who died in 2003. The corporation's current president is Arthur T. Demoulas. The Demoulas family founded and owns Tewksbury-based Market Basket.
The lawsuit claimed the permits violated town bylaws and that Stop & Shop's plans were altered after the close of public hearings.
Representatives for Demoulas were unable to be reached last night.
The approval process for Stop & Shop took more than nine months to wind its way through various town boards, beginning in December 2000 and wrapping up in the fall of 2001.
This was not the first time Demoulas filed a lawsuit to squash potential developments that would directly compete with a Market Basket store.
A year before Stop & Shop laid out plans to take on Market Basket in Chelmsford, Maine-based Hannaford Bros. planned to build a Shop 'n' Save store at 777 Rogers St., in Lowell, directly across from Stadium Plaza, which includes a Market Basket.
That project was tied up in court for five years, with a Land Court judge ruling in favor of the Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board's decisions to grant permits for Hannaford to build in Belvidere. That store opened two years ago.
Cohen said Stop & Shop could begin construction in Chelmsford any time after Sept. 25, when the supermarket chain will be able to pull building permits.
In 2001, the Planning Board had approved the project with 287 parking spaces for a 76,000-square-foot supermarket. Fifteen of those spaces were designated for users of the Bruce Freeman bike path.
Stop & Shop officials had planned to close the store near Central Square, across from the Chelmsford Public Library, when the new Super Stop & Shop was built.
"Hopefully, this party can finally move forward," Cohen said.
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Re: "Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by CryFowler on Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:54 pm
Lets not forget the Hudson, MA Stop and Shop that was being built across the street from another Market Basket. Can't remember what Demoulas used that time, a traffic study possibly - so many examples.
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Re: "Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by mlkrgr on Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:56 pm
Yeah, I have to agree... I'd rather pay a few dollars more elsewhere to have better service than Market Basket... especially days like Chritmas Eve, day before Thanksgiving, and the day before Easter... actually I think Stop and Shop in Hudson NH is priced about the same as Market Basket after the get a $10 coupon after $200 is purchased program is considered. To boot, I get a much cleaner and calmer store with much better service and better quality.
These little pricing that Market Basket touts at www.supportmarketbasket.org is extremely biased. Its like, there is no way you can price a supermarket in Boston the same way you price a supermarket in Wilmington, where they test Market Basket. Especially, notice that Walmart Supercenter in Salem NH is not included.
And yes, if you go to that site, which is set up by Market Basket, they are in the same thing in Gloucester. And notice that a competitor is not delaying or stopping their plan. And neither did the Market Basket development right next door to Reading MA Stop and Shop got delayed, at least as far as I know of.
These little pricing that Market Basket touts at www.supportmarketbasket.org is extremely biased. Its like, there is no way you can price a supermarket in Boston the same way you price a supermarket in Wilmington, where they test Market Basket. Especially, notice that Walmart Supercenter in Salem NH is not included.
And yes, if you go to that site, which is set up by Market Basket, they are in the same thing in Gloucester. And notice that a competitor is not delaying or stopping their plan. And neither did the Market Basket development right next door to Reading MA Stop and Shop got delayed, at least as far as I know of.
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Re: "Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by reginas on Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:55 am
Kibbles in the news - again!
What a nice guy - salt of the Earth.
Squeezed by Back Bay tycoon, aging professor may yet prevail
When will Michael Kettenbach and Gary Crossen ever learn?
Last we saw Kettenbach, one of the more prominent in-laws in the feuding Demoulas family, he was on the losing end of a string of rulings in the fight over control of the $1 billion-plus supermarket fortune. At the same time, Crossen, one of his lawyers, was stripped of his law license for engineering a Grishamesque scheme involving secret recordings, a young law clerk, a sham job interview, and a judge in the Demoulas trial.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massac ... il/?page=1
What a nice guy - salt of the Earth.
Squeezed by Back Bay tycoon, aging professor may yet prevail
When will Michael Kettenbach and Gary Crossen ever learn?
Last we saw Kettenbach, one of the more prominent in-laws in the feuding Demoulas family, he was on the losing end of a string of rulings in the fight over control of the $1 billion-plus supermarket fortune. At the same time, Crossen, one of his lawyers, was stripped of his law license for engineering a Grishamesque scheme involving secret recordings, a young law clerk, a sham job interview, and a judge in the Demoulas trial.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massac ... il/?page=1
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Re: "Where you get more judges for your dollar!"
by swamper on Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:26 pm
Ah, Kibbles....greedy as usual! Once a scum-bag, always a scum-bag......hope that poor couple prevail against those crooks.
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