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Kevin F. MacDonald v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Paid petition · Appeals Court of Massachusetts, No. 23-P-687 · judgment September 23, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

The case is a wrongful foreclosure where due process of law has been denied, property rights have been violated, and a Massachusetts statute has been ignored or misinterpreted, which provides an exemption allowing a co­ representative to bring a complaint without the concurrence of another representative for emergency action to preserve the estate. Serious procedural violations took place by the defendant, as is evidenced by the documentation submitted to the lower court, including a late modification notice sent after the auctioning of the Plaintiff’s home. A failure to recognize legitimate standing has prevented the Plaintiff the justice he deserves, including discovery. QUESTIONS:

  1. Whether a pro se beneficiary and co-representative of an estate, seeking to prevent the wrongful foreclosure and loss of estate property, has standing under Massachusetts General Law c. 190B, § 3'703 and § 3'717, when emergency action is necessary and concurrence from a co­ representative is not reasonably obtainable. (SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES)

  2. Whether longstanding possession, use, and improvements of a property by an estate beneficiary constitutes ownership rights sufficient to invoke standing under doctrines of adverse possession or equitable title under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES)

  3. Whether due process is violated when state courts bar a pro se litigant’s claims without addressing substantial evidence of a lender’s statutory violations under foreclosure laws, including wrongful notice and noncompliance with M.G.L. c. 244, § 35B. (SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES)

  4. Whether courts may disregard affidavits, documentary evidence, and constitutional claims of shelter, property

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kevin F. MacDonald

For respondent
Michael E. Jusczyk
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A851

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 03 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 21 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to respond filed.
  4. May 11 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2025)
  5. Mar 04 2025
    Application (24A851) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until May 12, 2025.
  6. Feb 28 2025
    Application (24A851) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 13, 2025 to May 12, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.