Robinson v. Comm'r of Dep't of Youth Serv

Full title: DANIEL ROBINSON vs. COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES

Court: Appeals Court of Massachusetts

Date published: Jan 23, 1979

384 N.E.2d 1254 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979)

7 Mass. App. Ct. 847

Opinion

January 23, 1979.

Joseph F. Annunziata, Jr., for the plaintiff.

Nicholas P. Arenella, Assistant Attorney General ( Elizabeth E. Laing, Assistant Attorney General, with him) for the defendant.

Since the appellant has not shown good cause for his failure to pay the docket fee within the time prescribed by Mass.R.A.P. 10(a), as amended, 367 Mass. 919 (1975), or the existence of a meritorious appeal, we affirm the order of the single justice denying the appellant's motion to docket his appeal late. See Vyskocil v. Vyskocil, 376 Mass. 137, 139-140 (1978); Tisei v. Building Inspector of Marlborough, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 377, 379 (1975); Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. v. Healy Corp., 5 Mass. App. Ct. 43, 57-62 (1977).

So ordered.