Hi Crew,
Thank you all for your posts-- I'm just catching up on the latest ones, and had a chance to see Natalia's comments about the readings. I'm hoping the points made will come alive for you when we go to Roxbury tomorrow.
A recent update on Adolfo Martinez, who was William, Fiona, Tyler and Ken's 14-day eviction client from last night a the clinic:
We heard from Alan Minuskin that Adolfo in fact called B.C. Legal Assistance Bureau today as you suggested, and they will assist him in preparing the answer for court filing by June 21 and for his defense on June 24. They may not be able to represent him further since they are already so stretched, but if needed will refer him to GBLS in Boston. So he's in good hands, and you steered him just right!
Have a great night all. I see most of the tenant quizzes are in -- two more to go.
Prof G
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to update you further on the case of Adolfo. Because BCLAB was not taking in many more clients, Adolfo was referred to Greater Boston Legal Services. After he re-visited the clinic last Monday June 14, I spoke with a man named Hernando from Greater Boston Legal Services, who has been helping with Adolfo's sitatuation. Hernando speaks Spanish, which makes life much easier for us, as has been acting as our communicator. The Waltham Health Inspector visited Adolfo's apartment on Friday June 18, and today Adolfo will be coming in to sign a discovery. A discovery requests that the landlord disclose more information to the tenant, and postpones the court date by two weeks.
In speaking with Hernando, more information was revealed over time about Adolfo's situation, which would have allowed him to check off more boxes on the answer form in his defense. GBLS will be unable to represent Adolfo in court, although they have been educating him on the process.
Will continue to update you further. Hopefully, the discovery will be filed on time as Adolfo must deliver the form by 5 pm today to the landlord who lives in Lincoln, MA.
See you tonight.