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MWI District & Municipal Court Resource Page – Dedham District Court

Types of Cases:

Small Claims, Civil, and Summary Process

Address:
631 High Street
Dedham, MA 02026

Directions:

Day/Time of Mediation: Thursdays—Small Claims at 9:00 AM and Summary Process at 11:00 AM. 

Key People at the Court

    • Presiding Justice: Hon. Jeanmarie Carroll (Acting)
    • Clerk Magistrate: Salvatore Paterna
    • Assistant Clerk: Christopher Crawley

Forms

Please use the forms located in the General Forms list. You will need to complete a Fillable ADR Referral Form, an Agreement to Participate, and, if an agreement is reached, the Mediation Memorandum. If parties are looking for a formal Agreement for Judgment, please see the Civil Clerk’s Office for copies of this form. 

Parking

Free parking is available behind the Registry of Deeds, in the designated parking lot.

Pre-Mediation

When entering the building you will need to pass through security. The Clerk’s Office is located immediately to the left of the main entrance. Please check in with the staff to let them know you have arrived. They will direct you to where the small claims or summary process sessions are being heard.

Mediation

Please introduce yourself to the session clerk. If possible, sit in a jury box or in the front row of the gallery. Be prepared to address the courtroom briefly so litigants have the information they need to decide whether to participate in mediation.

Post-Mediation

After mediation, bring the parties, with or without an agreement, back to the original session and alert the clerk whether the case has settled. If there is an agreement, the judge will review it and speak with the parties about it before signing off on it. Please ask for photocopies at the Civil Clerks Office counter.  

Uploading paperwork: Please add the case information and upload the paperwork under the court case in the portal. If you are having trouble with this step or have mediated multiple cases in one session, please email the scans to MWI at courtmediation@mwi.org. 

For More Information

Please contact Clarice Parsons at cparsons@mwi.org or 617-895-4030.

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