Sullivan continued the Clancy case to Nov. 2. A status hearing is not a dismissal.

A hearing without a ruling is process. It is not a dismissal, not a retrial order, and not a new verdict. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Judge William Sullivan heard a defense request to dismiss the case and a prosecution response that the Commonwealth had met its burden, then set the next date for Nov. 2 and said that date does not indicate how he will rule.

Lindsay Clancy appeared in person, the first time since the Sept. 4 mistrial. Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington argued for a finding of not guilty and a dismissal for insufficient evidence, and he argued the case rested on speculation. Martin Weinberg is counsel on related filings. Prosecutors Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham told the court the Commonwealth met its burden, and that 12 jurors had failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Argument from counsel is not a ruling. The charges remain unresolved.

Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz told WBZ after the hearing that his office has not decided whether to seek a retrial. He said the office is still proceeding as though a second trial may come, and that it is waiting on motions. An undecided retrial is not a retrial order. Both sides resisted Judge Sullivan's push to pick a new trial date on Tuesday. Reddington said he cannot hold a new trial before next June. The judge adjourned to Nov. 2, 2026, to consider the defense request to dismiss the case in full and to discuss scheduling.

A separate request to investigate holdout juror Michael Desronvil remains pending. Counsel for Desronvil raised privacy and impoundment issues, and that strand was continued. No separate juror hearing was granted Tuesday. The calendar moved. The case did not. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.