FRANCES HINES v. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS & Another.

NOTICE: Summary decisions issued by the Appeals Court pursuant to M.A.C. Rule
23.0, as appearing in 97 Mass. App. Ct. 1017 (2020) (formerly known as rule 1:28,
as amended by 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1001 [2009]), are primarily directed to the parties
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A summary decision pursuant to rule 23.0 or rule 1:28 issued after February 25,
2008, may be cited for its persuasive value but, because of the limitations noted
above, not as binding precedent. See Chace v. Curran, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 258, 260
n.4 (2008).

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

APPEALS COURT

25-P-804

FRANCES HINES

vs.

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS & another.1

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0

The plaintiff, Frances Hines, appeals from a judgment

dismissing all claims in her amended Superior Court complaint.

Hines's briefing, however, includes neither record nor legal

citations, and thus does not rise to the level of appellate

argument as required by Mass. R. A. P. 16 (a) (9), as appearing

in 481 Mass. 1628 (2019).

1 Boston Teachers Union, Local 66.
Accordingly, and without further discussion, we affirm the

judgment.2

Judgment affirmed.

By the Court (Desmond, Hand &
Hodgens, JJ.3),

Clerk

Entered: June 16, 2026.

2 We recognize that Hines is not represented by counsel and
moved for leave to file a nonconforming brief. A single justice
of this court allowed that motion "[w]ithout deciding whether
the appellant has presented an adequate appellate argument."

3 The panelists are listed in order of seniority.

2