Update on Municipal Clerk Litigation
As you recall, CATIC filed suit in November against a representative group of municipal clerks requesting emergency relief in the form of a court order requiring clerks' offices to remain open at usual and customary hours to allow for the inspection of public records while, of course, at the same time, requiring searchers to practice safe Covid protocol and protections.
The clerks managed to obtain an 11 week delay to our request for an emergency hearing! What emergency? Anyway, we are still pursuing the matter and a merits hearing is scheduled for January 28. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, please continue to share your "horror stories" with Andy. It is important that the Court hear up-to-date, accurate information about the state of the land records. Andy will also bring the matter to the attention of the Legislature at the earliest opportunity. Thank you.